heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
sunlight; rays of the Sun
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
right beside; close to; nearby
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
flour; meal; powder; dust
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
falling in love; attachment
to look away; to turn away
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter