national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
firefly watching; firefly catching
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
was just in; just left; just did
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
the fruit of diligent study
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
putting into operation; invocation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
finally; in the end; on top of all that
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home