day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
quantitative; concerning the quantity
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
never mind!; don't worry about it
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
stairs; stairway; staircase
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
glutinous rice with vegetables, esp. wild plants
whispering; murmuring; subdued
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to glare at each other; to confront each other