sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
appearance; expression; manifestation
entreaty; supplication; petition
tear gland; lacrimal gland
I'd be lying if I said ...
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to think of; to come up with
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
parishioner representative
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
road approaching a shrine