counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
prodrome; premonitory symptom; advance symptom
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
autumn scenery; fall scenery
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
sketching; pointillism; stippling
pungent; irritating; acrid
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to step firmly; to harden by treading
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
creek; waterway (including irrigation or drainage canal)
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to let one's hair hang down
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption