to mix; to stir; to blend
ill-bred; poorly brought up
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
cake served with tea; teacake
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
carving; engraving; sculpture
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
clicking; clopping; clacking
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray