to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
and; thereupon; because of that
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
again; once more; a second time
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
being startled; getting a shock