thick soles; thick-soled footwear
whole summer; summer long
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
kimono fabrics shop; draper
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
even if; even though; wow
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
observer; watchman; lifeguard
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
breakthrough; great discovery
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
holding two or more positions concurrently
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to subsist; to keep on living
way of solving (a problem); solution
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
white stone; white (go pieces)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone