August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to care for someone; to look after someone
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
established practice; custom
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone