proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
informal consent; private consent
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
summertime; summer season
permanent; perpetual; lasting
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
transfer; assignment; conveyance
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
instability; insecurity; crankiness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
one house; the same house
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
(present) head of a family
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
forwarding or transportation industry
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new