cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
voluminous; massive; bulky
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
question; inquiry; enquiry
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
what's what; heads or tails
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
ninth day of the month; nine days
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous