red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
stepping back; drawing back
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
to find out; to discover; to detect
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
in search of; in order to look for
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
nothing but; none other than
to manage something successfully; to be successful
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
last ray of hope; only hope
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
pitch that hits the batter
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to amuse oneself; to make merry
paste bird feed; paste fishing bait
(artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to jump at; to be attracted by