middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
on one hand; on the other hand
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be led by; to be headed by
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
little finger; pinky; little toe
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
kitchen; financial situation
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
very young; little; childish; immature
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
ice cream cup; icecream cup