swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
annual (plant); first-year student
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)
measurement error; calculation error
elder sister; older female friend
to spread; to be propagated
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
younger brother and sister
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
decorative lights; illumination
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
stone (used for throwing)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
famous brand of sake; choice sake