summer insect; summer insects
monaural; monophonic; mono
hands-free (e.g. telephone)
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
electrical machinery; appliances
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
monthly publication; monthly issue
(one acting as a) foster parent
and; thereupon; because of that
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
postcard; memo; note; card
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
and; thereupon; because of that
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to call again; to call someone back
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
general public; the masses
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
shop; small store; business; firm
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
singing voice; (sound of) singing