fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
fourth month of the lunar calendar
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
family; relatives; dependents; household
extermination; annihilation
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to mind; to care; to worry
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
older sister and younger brother
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing