early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
hair (on the head); (a) hair
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
substitution; alternative; substitute
young; innocent; childlike
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)