absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
shadow figure; silhouette
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
sports ground; sports oval
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
person in charge; official; attendant
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive