August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
every year; yearly; annually
festival; feast; carnival
all night; throughout the night
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
society; the world; the times
national holiday; public holiday
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion