on time; on schedule; punctually
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to slap; to strike; to spank
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
along the river; riverside
exercise to help digestion
stopped in the midst of; half- (i.e. half-read)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
worry; mental agony; heartache
naked eye; the physical eye
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
in search of; in order to look for
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise