(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
successively; one after another
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
imprisonment; incarceration
judgment; judgement; discernment
somewhat coarse; somewhat rough; rather coarse; rather rough
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
clearing one's throat; cough
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
round; spherical; circular
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
chastity; virtue; fidelity
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly