simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
unproductive; counterproductive
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
this and that; various things
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
character of a place; situation; location; occasion