impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to care for someone; to look after someone
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
memories; recollections; reminiscence
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
one by one; one after another; successively
to keep a watchful eye on
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)