July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to be transparent; to show through
to do together; to share; to participate in
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
refined taste; elegant pursuits
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
cold reception; inhospitality
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of
endurance; perseverance; patience
house in an alley; rear tenement
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
equality; impartiality; evenness
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
medium; mediocrity; average
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
appellate court; court of appeal
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese