to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
big turnoff; major letdown; damper (on things)
heart pounding; chest tightening
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
local site; location for making or filming a movie
thermal energy; heat energy
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
intense heat; severe heat
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
marshy grassland; wetlands
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
sailor suit; middy uniform
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
international airspace; international space
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
breathing of a sleeping person