opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
what do you want?; can I help you?
news; word; tidings; omen
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to go along; to walk along; to follow
Pegasus (star); Pegasus (winged horse in Greek mythology)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
a little bit; a little while
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business