to nip (something) in the bud
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
death penalty; capital punishment
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to put on airs; to assume importance
direct control; direct supervision
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
important person; strategic person; key figure
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
briskly with small steps; trotting
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
this and that; one thing or another