to slap; to strike; to spank
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
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
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
boy; (male) servant; bastard; bitch; you
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
acrid; pungent; irritating
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
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
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
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