to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
final; eventual; ultimate
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
one's house; one's home; one's family
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
boy; son; baby boy; young man
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
such; this sort of; like this
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
throw; throwing; throwing event
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to pick up; to find; to gather
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
like this; this sort; this way
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing