sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
sports-minded; sports-oriented
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
matter for great congratulation
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to be frank; to drop all pretense
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
several times; a few times
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
doing as one is told; yes-man
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
right in the midst of; right at the height of
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
representative; exemplary; model
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry