dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
madder red; dark red; crimson
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
summer festival; summer matsuri
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) to be kicked by a horse
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to become muddy; to become slushy
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
covered in mud; mud-caked
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
abusive language; violent language; wild words
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view