midsummer (late July through early August); dog days (of summer); final 18 days of each season on the traditional solar calendar
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to pass (of time); to elapse
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
bride; one's daughter-in-law
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
right and wrong; good and evil
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
but; however; provided that
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)