swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
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
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
technical skill; ability; capacity
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
looking depressed; long face
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
treating someone to one delicious meal after the other
to grow taller (of people)
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
to project; to stick out; to stand out
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
empty (useless) formalities
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action