to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
physical education; PE; gym (class)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
production (e.g. play); direction
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
watermelon splitting (game)
second day of the month; two days
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
family; relatives; dependents; household
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to be found; to be discovered
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh