older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
mockery; derision; ridicule
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
these guys; these fellows
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
to compose; to put together
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with