extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
one's own property; possessions
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
on the way back; returning
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
savage; barbarous; rustic
riskiness; (level of) danger
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
with all one's strength; with all one's might
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to delight; to give pleasure
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears