July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
air conditioning; air cooling
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
female friend; woman friend
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
workforce reduction; personnel cut
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
only; merely; but; no more than
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
single word; a few words; brief comment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
correction; revision; amendment
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...