thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
one's share; one's portion
from here; from this place
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
Longus (author of Daphnis and Cloe)
Daphnis and Chloe (novel by Longus, ballet by Ravel, etc.)
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
raising (of animals); rearing; keeping; domesticated; domestic; pet
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
Daphnis (in Greek mythology)
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to become clear; to be made public
setting up specially; special installation
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
lavender; lavender (color)
offense; offence; method of attack