present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
face contorted and about to cry
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to say; to tell; to state; to do
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
hiding one's embarrassment
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
complicated and mysterious
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to head home; to leave for home
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up