near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
play equipment; playground equipment
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
feeling; sense; impression
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
originally; by nature; from the start
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
even if not; even without
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
silence (not speaking); muteness
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell