rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be greedy; to devour greedily
olden-day; hidden in the past
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
sailor suit; middy uniform
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
charming; fascinating; attractive
leadership; initiative; spearhead
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
rustling; refreshing; clearly
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
self-control; self-restraint
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly