July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
female high-school student
to follow another's example
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
liquid; liquid hair product
the first and second; a few
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to understand (each other); to comprehend
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pointing out; identification
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)