summertime; summer season
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
to feel depressed; to be down
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
family vacation; family trip
drawing; painting; picture
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
convenient; handy; useful
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
in the mountains; among the mountains
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(police) detective; criminal matter
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
every month; each month; monthly
big problem; major issue; big controversy
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
something something; something or other
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute