cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
rice cultivation; rice crop
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
please (give me); please (do for me)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
even though; despite; when
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
like this; this sort; this way
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(physical) growth; development
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
every place; various places
crops; agricultural produce
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
courtship behavior (animals)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
again; once more; a second time
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)