polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
sunlight; rays of the Sun
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
business trip; official trip
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
water's edge; beach; foreshore
bather; (hot springs resort) guest
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day