how many people; a number of people
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what do you want?; can I help you?
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
summer vacation; summer holiday
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
club activities; extracurricular activities
club activities; extracurricular activities
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion