awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
original intention; initial resolution
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
relation; connection; relevance
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
hiding one's embarrassment
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
even if not; even without
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
dragonfly naiad; dragonfly nymph
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
shoji (paper sliding door)
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately