utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
moisture; humidity; dampness
up until now; as recently as the present
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
future (usually near); prospects
suffrage; the right to vote
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
start of work; commencement; opening
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to fan; to incite; to instigate
second day of the month; two days
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
both people; two people; two directions; both directions