holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
(not) even once; (not) ever
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
now that; since; so long as; because
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
tanned by the sun and sea breezes
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
recovery; undoing; recall
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up