nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
firefly watching; firefly catching
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
depending on; dependent on
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to replace; to move; to change the position of
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
unexpected meeting; coincidence
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
selection; choice; option
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake