August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
summer vacation; summer holiday
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
hello; good day; good afternoon
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.)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
so; like this; in this way
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
acid; sourness; sour taste
stomach lining; gastric wall
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and