common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
loose-fitting summer dress
secretary; councillor; councilor
attractive body; nice-looking body
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
cardio-pulmonary function
wheat straw; barley straw
how many months?; how long?
escape hatch; escape door
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
far away in the distance; in the far distance