to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
edge of the eaves; house frontage
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
Western clothing; Western binding
one-by-one; separately; in detail
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
public holiday; celebration (of)
senior high school; high school
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
summertime; summer season
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon