mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
height of; middle of; full bloom
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
two (long cylindrical things)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
along; parallel to; in accordance with
nothing but; except; no more than
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
space; interval; space character; whitespace
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession