to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to take; to catch; to capture
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to make a lasting impression
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
dry riverbed; river beach
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
example; specimen; sample
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to close (one's eyes); to shut
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
raw materials; ingredients
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
dry riverbed; river beach
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
every place; various places