rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
birth; creation; formation
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sons and daughters; children; girl
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
expression; presentation; representation; notation
heart and soul; one's soul (heart)
every single word and phrase; each and every word
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
report; notification; registration
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate