wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
diss; dissing; disrespect
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
all present; all concerned; all of us
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
thousand years; very long period; forever
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
huge rock; massive boulder
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
victory stand; winners' podium
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK