soft and pleasant on the tongue
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
just above; right overhead
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
ice cream cup; icecream cup
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep
great talents mature late
midsummer; height of summer
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
graded on N steps; scored out of N
possible; likely; probable
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others