to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(very) patient; persevering
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
joints; points (of a speech)
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to happen to have on hand or in stock
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
great hurry; great haste; rush
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fifth day of the month; five days