August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
indeed; really; truly; very much
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
university graduate; having graduated from university
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
sticker for new car drivers
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event