unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
previous engagement; prior contract
the touch of; feel of; texture
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
beluga (Delphinapterus leucas); white whale; beluga whale
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
sports center; sports centre
fixed date; settlement date
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
Japanese person; Japanese people
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
boisterously; roughly; briskly
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
diving; submerging; going underwater
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
first (of its kind) in Japan
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver