to dig up; to expose; to disclose
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
devoted; self-sacrificing
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
drenched; soaked; romantically
disturbance; riot; mayhem
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to say; to be pleased to say
than; other than; except; but
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
freely; frankly; without reserve
extracurricular activities
to work hard; to work diligently
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
day by day; every day; by the day
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
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
worry; fear; anxiety; concern