to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt; seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
invitation; introduction; temptation
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to subsist; to keep on living
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
sad news; news of a death; death notice