empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
just past noon; afternoon
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
next; secondly; subsequently
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
nausea; sickness in the stomach