artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
cobra twist; abdominal stretch
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
for the first time in one's life
absentmindedness; peace of mind
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
switching over to; migration; transition
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
locking technique in judo
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
princess; daughter of a nobleman
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to be hot on a person's heels
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)