July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
exemplification; illustrating by example
contemplative; meditative; meditational
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
how; in what way; circumstances
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
preceding paragraph; first part
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle; dragonfly (esp. a large one)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
depiction; description; portrayal
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
meditation; contemplation
annals; chronicle; chronology
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
history and biography; historical material
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance