August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Matsuzaki Shigeru (1949.11-)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
failure; mistake; blunder
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
piece; fragment; one (object)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks