birth; creation; formation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(short) rest; breather; break
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
mid-year gift; summer gift
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
revision; amendment; alteration
festival; feast; carnival
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
not understanding; not knowing
go that far; to that extent
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
in the meanwhile; during the time
monster cat; cat with magical powers
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
and then; and so; and; so then