summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
ancestor; forefather; foremother
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic