rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
class-A; A class; A grade
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
damping; muffling; noise-reduction
critical point (temperature)
as if nothing had happened
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to quit one's job; to resign
helmet with white hair coming out of the top, making the wearer look like an old person; kanji "old" radical at top
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to play with; to toy with; to tease
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
suitable or moderate temperature
aforementioned; above-mentioned
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
flawless; absolute perfection
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted