to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be needed; to be wanted
to smile (at); to grin (at)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
summer vacation; summer holiday
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
on the way back; returning
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
leisure; leisure time; spare time
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
unexpected meeting; coincidence
ago; since; before; previous
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
advance; moving forward; progress
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be pleased; to be in a good mood