distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to rush over; to run up to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
one day; (on) a certain day
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
sunlight; rays of the Sun
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air