transparency; degree of clearness
to shake; to sway; to waver
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
top of the head; crown of the head
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to dye; to colour; to color
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
first (of its kind) in Japan
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
all over Japan; throughout Japan
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
derailment; digression; deviation
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
ten (long cylindrical things)