Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
journal; magazine; periodical
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
agricultural land; farmland
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
contradiction; inconsistency
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
the (civil engineering and) construction industry
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
being entrusted with; taking charge of
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
all around; as far as the eye can see
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase