(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
instead; but (on the other hand)
quickly; calmly; intently
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
charging (electrically); electrification
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
senior high school student
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
not understanding; not knowing
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
companion; company; tritagonist
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to be found; to be discovered
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone