flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
Figaro; Le Figaro (French newspaper)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
although; though; despite the fact that ...
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
leaving everything up to someone else
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off