straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
consequently; as a result
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
application; request; petition
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
sensual love; love affair
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
commuting to school; school commute
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
new line; new paragraph; newline (e.g. LF, CR, CRLF)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
with a splash; with a splosh
in perfect form; going swimmingly
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
very; much; greatly; a lot of
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter