to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
done; just done; just finished
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
nothing but; except; no more than
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
3rd day of the month; three days
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
30th day of the month; 30 days
that day; the very same day
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
day on which the temperature rises above 35°C; extremely hot day
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(another's) daughter; young lady
among these; between these; of these
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
2nd day of the month; two days