day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
second day of the month; two days
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
at that time; in those days
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat