July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
shore; bank (of a body of water)
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
silently; hushed; in a still manner
-less; lacking; non-existing
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
natural state; natural condition
breeding; raising; rearing
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
how; in what way; how about
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)