setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
leaving a matter to chance
female high school student
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
to be jealous; to be envious
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
prickling; stinging; tingling
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)