extended leave; long vacation
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
all over Japan; throughout Japan
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
established (certain) fact
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to amuse oneself; to make merry
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
heat-resistant glass (e.g. Pyrex); refractory glass
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)