robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to rise; to erect; to get up
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
street stall; stand; booth
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
common hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum); Analipus japonicus (species of brown alga)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
imagination; supposition; guess
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
while moving; on the move
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to