fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
to be splendidly handsome
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
itch; pruritus; amyctic; pruritic; itchy
splish-splash; with a splash
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
no-good man; (male) loser
the lord of creation; man; mankind
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
to brandish; to flash; to display
maternity room; delivery room
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
before and after (e.g. photos)
eddies of wind around high buildings
to be replaced with new growth
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much