shoji (paper sliding door)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
firm; strong; solid; stable
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
vitality; energy; dynamism
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to run about; to rush about
foreign; abroad; overseas
Japanese residents in another country; Japanese expatriates
big splash; big response; major repercussions
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to need; to demand; to take; to require
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
various places; several sources