summer vacation; summer holiday
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
eternal; unlimited; endless
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to look forward to something
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
what time; (lit.) which hour
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
such; like that; that sort of; very
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference