to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to flare up; to burst into flames
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to resound; to make a stir
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to push aside; to push one's way through
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to become inverted; to become reversed
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
family vacation; family trip
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
summer vacation; summer holiday
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award