elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
second (unit of time); arc second
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
two (long cylindrical things)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
displaying books face-outwards
to beat to death; to kill
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
threat; intimidation; menace
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
within; inside of; less than
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
entrance; admission; entering
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
quality (of a product or a service)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
planning; planning ability; deliberateness