not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
meanwhile; in the meantime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
suspended particles; floating matter
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
wood-free paper; woodfree paper; fine paper; free sheet paper
to hand over; to surrender
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
balloon art; balloon modelling; balloon twisting
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
photography; taking photographs
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
proposal; proposition; suggestion