to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
to trample; to crush underfoot
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
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
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
first shrine visit of New Year
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
competing companies; rival companies
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and yet; though; when; in spite of
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
alone; unaided; away from home