bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
all you have to do is; just; that's all
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be thrilled; to be excited
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
night stall; night shop; night fair
(traditional) festival music
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to increase; to add to; to augment
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
from now; from this moment; henceforth
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
planting; planting out; transplanting
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to choose; to select; to pick (out)