August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
binoculars; field glasses
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
you (plural); all of you; you all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
relatively; comparatively
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
unexpectedly; surprisingly
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
tone (of voice); manner of talking
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can