drinking party; banquet; feast
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
mid-air breakage or disintegration
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
midsummer; height of summer
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
festival marking the start of boating season
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to that extent; so (much)
step; stride; counter for steps
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
liquor consumed in a teahouse
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
this winter; next winter; last winter
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
oldest; most advanced age