frame; framework; outline
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to compete with each other
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
person concerned; interested party; related party
proposal; proposition; suggestion
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
of course; certainly; naturally
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
origin; beginning; source; rise
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand