cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
reaction; response; reaction
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
here and there; everywhere
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
high grade; special grade; classy
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
just because; even if; even though
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
matter of time; question of time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not