cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening; enjoying the evening cool
instruction; direction; briefing
food packed in a wooden box
age at marriage; age at which one marries
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
putting life into; animating; cheering up
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
9th day of the month; nine days
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to turn completely into; to become completely
troupe; theatrical company
professional job; profession
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
optician; optician's store
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
standing statue; standing image
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
homecoming; return to one's home
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
lifting a child high up in the air