to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
wintertime; winter season
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
black stone; black (go pieces)
white stone; white (go pieces)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
schedule; program; programme; agenda
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
studies; schoolwork; classwork
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
what date?; what's the date?; when?
seventh day of the month; seven days
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Japanese person; Japanese people