flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
pointing out; identification
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
growth period (in children)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
threat; intimidation; menace
(in) the air; midair; sky
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
briskly with small steps; trotting
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
heart pounding; chest tightening
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)