colored pattern; coloured pattern
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
while; during; while; although; all; both
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
all over Japan; throughout Japan
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
scene; spectacle; sight; view
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such ... as; or some such
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to feel; to sense; to experience