Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
very loud volume; megavolume
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
hospital gown; patient gown
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
look!; there!; here!; that is
children's song; nursery rhyme
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to quicken one's pace (steps)
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
section; cross section; profile
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
supreme; sublime; highest
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
high; noble; refined; advanced
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
bakery; baker; pastry shop
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend