(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
just because; even if; even though
to summon courage; to be brave
to fight against; to oppose; to face
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
besides; in addition; also; moreover
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
already; now; no longer; not any more
although I say; although one might say; although called
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
even if; even though; however; no matter how
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
thicket; coppice; brushwood
long ago; already; a long time ago
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one