report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
very likely; very probable
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to take responsibility for; to take the blame for
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
home area; home town; local
homecoming; returning home
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
birthday party; birthday meet-up
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
creek; waterway (including irrigation or drainage canal)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz