June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
hard struggle; strenuous effort
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
special training; intensive training; crash course
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
making efficient; optimization
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to run about; to rush about
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be prolonged; to drag on
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone