ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
one or two; a few; small number
height of summer; hottest part of summer
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to slide down; to slip down
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
investment; contribution; financing
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
excretion; discharge; excrement
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
few decades; many decades; several decades