August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
every year; yearly; annually
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to run around; to bustle about
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to put someone to work; to make someone work
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to grow taller (of people)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle