declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
a second time; again; once more; twice
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
height of; middle of; full bloom
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
Red List (e.g. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)
witnessing; observing; sighting
few decades; many decades; several decades
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
Ministry of the Environment
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub