Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to have one cup of sake after another
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)