air conditioning; air cooling
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
height of summer; hottest part of summer
one's post; place of work; workplace
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
common reed (Phragmites australis)
open verandah; open veranda
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite