wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
continuation; succession; series
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
waste of time; killing time
but; however; even though; even if
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
late at night; small hours of the morning
time around sunset; early evening
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
prickling; stinging; tingling
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt