fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
transcendence; excellence; superiority
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)