conflict; complication; troubles; discord
high spirits; boastful talk
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
opening and closing; opening and shutting
action committee; executive committee
deep regret; great disappointment
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
the emperor's person; the body of Christ; the Host; the Eucharist
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
"grain full" solar term (approx. May 21)
"grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
around the end of (a period of time)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
rented house; house for rent
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
working adult; full-fledged member of society
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan