firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
shorts; panties; knickers
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
moment; brief space of time
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
name plate; name tag; label
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
to appease; to suppress; to calm
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim