splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
living; lifestyle; living room
kitchen; financial situation
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
older sister; lass; young lady
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
vista; background; perspective; distant view
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
lately; recently; nowadays
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
along the road; along the way
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste