August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
going to and fro; back and forth
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
about when; about what time; how soon
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to telephone; to make a phone call
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
book; volume; this; present; main; head
all; entire; whole; altogether
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
father; dad; husband; you; he
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
almost; roughly; approximately