looks; features; (personal) appearance
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
one after another; in rapid succession
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
gag order; gag rule; gag law
summer heat; intense heat
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
midsummer; height of summer
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
expression of love; showing love
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to escape death; to be saved from death
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
whispering into a person's ear
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning