middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
upper half of the body; upper body
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
movie; film; motion picture
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
and yet; though; when; in spite of
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
tool; implement; means; furniture
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to have an idea; to have a clue
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)