prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to dance; to perform dance steps
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
snake; serpent; large snake
in succession; one by one
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to throw into; to dump in together
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to stop walking; to pause
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
bergamot (Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia); bergamot orange; bergamot (Monarda didyma); bee balm; Oswego tea
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
show tent; circus tent; freak show
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine