when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
gastrointestinal disorder
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
children's song; nursery rhyme
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
hakama; man's formal divided skirt