to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to boost; to force up; to push up
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
cicada abundant in late spring
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
fine weather during the rainy season
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
third stage; three stages
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
with a clink (click, clack)