June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to cease; to stop; to be over
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
moisture; humidity; dampness
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
villager; village folk; countryfolk
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
any of the larger varieties of bamboo
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
four (long cylindrical things)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
being on duty; person on duty
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
two (long cylindrical things)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
early-modern men's jacket resembling a haori; ten virtues; many merits
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
superintendent priest; chief abbot