glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
reopening; resumption; restarting
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
from morning to evening; all day long
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
praise; glorification; extolment
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to reflect; to throw back light
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness