remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(not) merely; (not) simply
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
opposite; reverse; contrary
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to raise one's voice; to shout
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
otherwise; or else; if not
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
happy family get-together
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
birth; creation; formation
(set of) facial features; looks
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
absence; disregard; indifference