empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
make; workmanship; preparation
(United States of) America; USA
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
rest; break; recess; intermission
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
fourth month of the lunar calendar
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
just before noon; late-morning snack
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
that; the matter in question
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)