reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
right in the midst of; right at the height of
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
entreaty; supplication; petition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
downturn; downward swing; downside
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
club activities; extracurricular activities
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
support; backing; aid; assistance
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten