accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
traditional Japanese dance
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
upper half of the body; upper body