fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to lure someone; to entice someone
ice cream soda; icecream soda
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
zest for living; energy to live
reading partway; leaving half-read
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
be on your guard!; take care!
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game