Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
again; once more; a second time
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
fried prawns; fried shrimp
deep-fried horse mackerel
surroundings; circumference
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
still; even now; to this day
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)