in person; personally; directly
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
Jouetsu line express Shinkansen
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
it's here!; it's happening!; yes!
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind