remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
correction; rectification; mending; repair
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
glass; glassware; diamond
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
moonrise; rise of the Moon
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
grounds of a Shinto shrine
thick curtain; drop curtain
playhouse; theatre; theater
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
of course; certainly; naturally
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction