to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
contest; comparison; competition
drinking straight from a bottle
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
Nebuta Festival (in Aomori, August 2-7)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
orphan; person without friends
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
offender; criminal; culprit
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
death during sexual intercourse
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la