August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
22nd day of the month; 22 days
on sale; available (to buy)
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
translation and annotation; translation with notes; translator's notes
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
arts and sciences; liberal arts
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
25th day of the month; 25 days
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter