Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
loved one; lover; sweetheart
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
writing on someone's behalf
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to tear up and throw away
leading person; foremost figure
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
bundling up (in layers of clothes)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
being sensitive to the cold; person who is sensitive to the cold
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
death from cold; freezing to death
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
big catch (fishing); good haul
to faint; to be exhausted
two days before; day before yesterday
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
lock-opening; lock-picking
bedside; near one's pillow