to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
tune (melody, piece of music)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
consequence; outcome; result; blame
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
several minutes; a few minutes
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rare; uncommon; not often seen
leadership; initiative; spearhead
riverside; edge of a river
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
height of; middle of; full bloom
such ... as; or some such
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort