summertime; summer season
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
going to and fro; back and forth
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
bedside; near one's pillow
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to use X as a selling point
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly