neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
summer vacation; summer holiday
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
trivial; not amounting to much
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
magazine; journal; periodical
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
section; cross section; profile
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black