middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
difference; discrepancy; variation
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
to push (something) against
interception (email); wiretap; bug
organizational capability; organisational capability
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
that; the matter in question
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
to loiter around; to wander about
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
preface; introduction; preamble
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
firm; unshakeable; resolute
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stiffen; to become stiff
if you do this; if this is the case
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)