brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
to have the privilege of doing
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
unique; peculiar; singular
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
somewhere to go; place to go
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer