August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
no, not like that (but like this)
memory; sense; experience
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
look!; there!; here!; that is
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
good humour (humor); good mood
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
vinegared dish; pickled dish
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
corridor; hallway; passageway
living room (Western style); sitting room
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!