August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
author; writer; novelist; artist
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
plant having four leaves on one stalk
fortune-telling; divination
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
self-consciousness; self-awareness
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
novel; original; new; innovative
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)