(arch.) being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain; fifth lunar month
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
single-mother household; fatherless family
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
as you see; as you can see
selling out; being sold out
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
world history; international history
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
(divine) providence; dispensation
looking on; remaining a spectator
moisture; humidity; dampness
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)