middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to rain incessantly; to downpour
life-prolonging treatment
to have meaning; to be meaningful
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to understand from experience
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
scenery; scene; landscape
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
home area; home town; local
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
several years; a few years
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
audience; spectator; spectators
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly