July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
midsummer; height of summer
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
-less; lacking; non-existing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to blaze; to burn brightly
bright red; crimson lotus flower
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
letter; missive; note; mail
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be transparent; to show through
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
trauma (usu. psychological)
entreaty; supplication; petition