manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
nerikiri; confection made from white bean paste and sugar
phrase; phrase; strawberry
height of; middle of; full bloom
article; news story; report; account
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it hasn't been long since
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
treating someone like a child
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college