white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
kvass; fermented beverage made from rye bread
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
understanding person; supporter
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to blame; to find fault with
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
long-awaited; much-awaited
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable