story; tale; talk; discussion
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
ultramarine colour (color)
to be softened; to calm down
acid; sourness; sour taste
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
coloured paper; colored paper
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sincere; earnest; serious
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
smooth (i.e. without problems)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Lyra (constellation); the Lyre
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Aquila (constellation); the Eagle
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
how long; how far; how much
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily