to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
good (place to leave off); convenient
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
that is to say; so that means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
planning; plan; project; arrangements
shopping; purchased goods
such; this sort of; like this
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to put one's strength into
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
participation; joining; entry