July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
how; in what way; by what means
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to shade an account; to add something extra
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to carry around; to carry on one's person
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
on the way back; returning
two at a time; two by two; in twos
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-