continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
motherland; fatherland; native country
chorus; singing in a chorus
what time; (lit.) which hour
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
testimonial; certificate of commendation
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
company president; manager; director
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
crystal glass; lead glass
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
association; union; guild
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
gas station; petrol station
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH