finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
carefree; free from worry
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
lacking a plan; haphazard
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)