black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
as a child; when one was a child
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
towering; astonishingly high
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
somehow; for some reason or other
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
woman; female; feminine gender
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
scattering; sprinkling; shaking
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across