laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
document; official papers
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
at a loose end; having nothing to do
control; check; restraint; inhibition
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
calls and sounds made by insects
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to come and go; to go back and forth
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to summer; to go away for the summer
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
educational system; school system
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works