ceremony; rite; ritual; service
secret; private; surreptitious
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to pierce through; to break through
indicate reason; infers some protest
action; operation; effect; function
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to affect; to impact; to influence
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
cooperation; coordination; link
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to pull in (fish); to land
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
street at night; making a night journey
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
day (as in holiday); daytime
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for