middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
set meal; special (of the day)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to behave well (of a child)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
question; inquiry; enquiry
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex