to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
cleavage (between breasts)
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
immediately; right away; on the spot
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
superior; superiors; senior
addressing someone without an honorific title; calling (someone); summoning
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
strange festival; odd festival
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out