being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
rising; ascending; climbing
already; now; no longer; not any more
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
ward office; council (regional)
official announcement; proclamation
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
minimum; at the very least
complete set; all; everything
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard