August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
such; this sort of; like this
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to give; to do (something) for
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
at least; at most; (even) just
tobacco shop; tobacconist
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
splish-splash; with a splash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)