evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
serious; not joking; straight
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
somehow; for some reason or other
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
family; members of a family
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
feeling; sense; impression
festival; feast; carnival
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
compensation payment; reparation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
as; because; with; due to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect