trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
to switch off; to turn off
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
candied apple; toffee apple
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
origin; beginning; source; rise
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
explosion; rupture; break off
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch