deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
pickle on a stick (usually a cucumber)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
to throw into; to toss into
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
to go ahead; to pull ahead
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
if so; in that case; in that situation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
high spirits; gleeful mood
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to become better; to improve
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
expression; look; countenance; face
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
correction; rectification; mending; repair
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown