January; first month of the lunar calendar
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
height of summer; hottest part of summer
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
Summer Triangle (asterism)
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
person of high rank or position
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
dispute; argument; contention
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework