garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
evening meal; dinner; supper
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
fireworks display; display of fireworks
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
established practice; custom
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
handheld bamboo tube fireworks; fire-spraying tube
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)