spring evening; end of spring
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
even if not; even without
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
one pair (set) of clothes
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin