seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
chorus; singing in a chorus
midsummer; height of summer
gag order; gag rule; gag law
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
expression of love; showing love
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to escape death; to be saved from death
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
whispering into a person's ear
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to live; to make a living; to get on with
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext