playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
control; management (e.g. of a business)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
reaction; response; reaction
genuine; authentic; true; real
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
comfort; consolation; diversion
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus