August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
day on which the temperature rises above 30°C
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
right behind; just behind; directly behind
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
roadway; road; carriageway
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
right beside; close to; nearby
telephone booth; telephone box
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to remove; to move out of the way
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification