water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
interest; fun; inspiration
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
too much; excessively; too
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to publish a book; to put out a book
review (of learned material); revision
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that's the way it is; such is life
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
indeed; really; truly; very much
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
go that far; to that extent
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
leaving school; expulsion (from school)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to congratulate; to celebrate