no need to guess; certainly
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
street at night; making a night journey
greeting; a fine thing to say
business hours; opening hours; office hours
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
(turned out) all right in the end
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
locker room; changing room; dressing room
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
thank you for your continued patronage
later on; eventually; afterwards
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms