lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
remaining time; days left
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
scolding; reprimand; lecture
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
elder sister; effeminate man
clearing one's throat; cough
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
tool; implement; means; furniture
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
flower-shaped family crest
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
main street; avenue; boulevard
edge of the eaves; house frontage
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma