the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
summer insect; summer insects
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
sitting opposite each other
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
polite; respectful; reverent
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
postwar period; period after Second World War
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
considerably; fairly; quite
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)