deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to dye; to colour; to color
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
neat and clean; tidy; trim
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
summer vacation; summer holiday
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
dry riverbed; river beach
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
ladle; tadpole; musical note
(small) stone; rock; pebble
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
absorption; suction; attraction
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
rubber thongs; rubber flip-flops
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up