freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
free (of charge); gratuitous
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
five (long cylindrical things)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
kitchen; financial situation
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
on the occasion of; at the time of
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period