Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
planning; project; plan; design
management; administration; operation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fine weather; fair weather
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
myself; yourself; I; me; you