casting; founding; minting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
one by one; one each; one at a time
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
recommendation; endorsement
religious abstinence; purification
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
father and mother; parents
love; attachment; lovesickness
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
meanwhile; in the meantime
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
number of words; vocality
husband and wife; married couple
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish