stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
clear; distinct; evident; definite
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
chair; stool; post; office; position
sitting opposite each other
rainy; showery; inclement
as far as the eye can see
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
silence (not speaking); muteness
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
considerably; fairly; quite
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
now that; since; so long as; because
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities