welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
father and mother; parents
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
custom; habit; customary practice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
diving goggles; swimming goggles; face mask; hydroscope
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
incessant working; working non-stop
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)