(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
all; entire; whole; altogether
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
since; henceforth; ever since
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
manners; courtesy; etiquette