firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
cream puff shell; choux pastry
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
acrid; pungent; irritating
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
sampling food or drink; tasting
to spit out; to eject; to dump
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
the Russian capital (i.e. Moscow)
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit
elated; triumphant; proud