to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
contrived; false-sounding
horizon (related to land)
to stand by; to be on standby
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
opening of the beachgoing season
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
right in the midst of; right at the height of
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
together with; same; both; all; including ...
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax