height of summer; hottest part of summer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
scenery; scene; landscape
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
intense heat; severe heat
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more