visual hallucination; vision
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
thereupon; shortly thereafter
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
general (variety) store (shop)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
single-storied house; single-storied building
training room (hall); gymnasium
coloured carp; colored carp
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
bonsai; miniature potted plant
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting
superb view; picturesque scenery
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
I've got to be going; I must go
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
superior; superiors; senior
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
happy memory; sweet memory
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit