summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
slight; insignificant; small
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
personification; anthropomorphization
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
secret; private; surreptitious
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
even though things may appear this way
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
group; party; team; squad; section