being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
hokora; small wayside shrine
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
without; but if; otherwise; or else
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
height of summer; hottest part of summer
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris