to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sultry weather; slightly overcast, windless, hot and muggy weather
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
evening cool; cool of the evening
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
open air; outdoors; outside
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
common people; ordinary people; masses
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
conservation of electricity; brownout
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)