one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to transplant (a plant); to replant; to reset (type)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
weather girl; female TV weather presenter
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant