emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
temporary; transitory; short-lived
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
consideration; taking into account
attendee; participant; person present
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
all times and places; all ages and countries
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
nonparticipation; nonattendance
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
yunluo (10 small gongs mounted in a wooden frame)
to join in a (musical) performance
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)