to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tension; mental strain; nervousness
Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sweet and sour; bittersweet
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in search of; in order to look for
time; hour; period; class
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
not caring; not giving a damn
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
March; third month of the lunar calendar
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
paper-covered lamp or lantern
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
annual (plant); first-year student
second-year student; biennial
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
parting; separation; farewell
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved