fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
sōmen; fine white noodles
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
setting a place; setting the table
summertime; summer season
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to peel off and fall; to flake away
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
change in appearance; transformation
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
moisture; humidity; dampness
to become muddy; to become slushy
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to jump up and down; to hop
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
sea level; (surface of) sea
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
shivering with cold or fear
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
bluff; false show of power; bold front
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)