to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
to read (a book, etc.) over again
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
number two; mistress; concubine
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to thrust down; to push off
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
had better ...; may as well ...
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
right under; directly below
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
every year; yearly; annually
coexistence; living together
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart