fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
wherein; therein; thereinto
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be sooty; to be stained
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)