Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
grated daikon; daikon grater
one breath; chug!; drink!
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
in this manner; in this way; like this
eccentric; crank; oddball
government office; public office
to assemble; to set up; to construct
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
summer cold (illness); summer flu
health management; health maintenance; health care
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
the lower classes; the common people
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
human rights; civil liberties
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
fixed date; appointed day
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
abstention; nonparticipation