to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
rest; break; recess; intermission
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
trial product; prototype model
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to make something be done in time
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
such; like that; that sort of; very
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
birth; creation; formation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)