going downstream in a boat
to face on; to look out on to
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to take up space; to occupy space
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
column of water; water column
ramification; branching off
urine; small amount of water
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
bathing (swimming) in cold water
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon