clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
scenery; scene; landscape
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
individual; private person; personal; private
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning