to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to make a lasting impression
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
dry riverbed; river beach
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
crescent moon; young moon
to close (one's eyes); to shut
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
raw materials; ingredients
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
dry riverbed; river beach
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)