brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
covering; protection; backing; relief
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs