waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to become empty; to be emptied
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
in that way; like that; that way
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to cease; to stop; to be over
have a good day; take care; see you
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
one more time; once more; once again
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
sound of a button or switch being pressed