My words

太陽

たいよう

sun, solar

乾き

かわき

drying, dryness

切る

きる

to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery), to sever (connections, ties), to turn off (i.e. the light), to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect, to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub), to open (something sealed), to start, to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.), to reduce, to decrease, to discount, to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain, to cross, to traverse, to criticize sharply, to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki), to turn (a vehicle), to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut, to shuffle (cards), to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expulse, to excommunicate, to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph), to trump, (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone), to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone), to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.), to finish, to complete

解放感

かいほうかん

sense of liberation, feeling of freedom

がてら

on the same occasion, at the same time, coincidentally, along with, partly (to do, for)

尤も

もっとも

but then, although, though, reasonable, natural, just

打ち上げる

うちあげる

to launch, to shoot up, (of waves) to dash, to wash up (ashore), to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament), to close, to report (to boss, etc.)

打ち上げ

うちあげ

launching, launch, end (of a theatrical run, etc.), closing party (e.g. a theater show), cast party, party to celebrate successful completion of a project

浴衣

ゆかた よくい

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

一瞬

いっしゅん

moment, instant

切っ掛け

きっかけ キッカケ

chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion

眺める

ながめる

to view, to gaze at

連想

れんそう

association (of ideas), being reminded (of something), suggestion, association

極極

ごくごく

extremely, highly

見合わせる

みあわせる

to exchange glances, to look at each other, to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action

機嫌がいい

きげんがいい きげんがよい

in a good mood

当時

とうじ

at that time, in those days

つつ

while, even though, despite

不図

ふと

suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally

頷く

うなずく うなづく

to nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree

連れ出す

つれだす

to take out

ことだから

Shows a typical trait or characteristic of A

通りがかり

とおりがかり

passing (along the way)

通り掛かる

とおりかかる

to happen to pass by

腰をおろす

こしをおろす

to sit down

暗闇

くらやみ

darkness, the dark

余り

あまり あんまり

remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant, not very (with negative sentence), not much, surplus, excess, fullness, too much, overjoyed, overwhelmed, more than, over, remainder

米印

こめじるし

rice symbol, note (supplementary information) symbol, symbol with an "x" and four dots

口にする

くちにする

to taste, to eat, to speak of, to refer to

と言うと

というと

if one were to speak of ..., then certainly, if it were the case that ..., then certainly, if it were a ..., then certainly, phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it), so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)