summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
every month; each month; monthly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
in the morning; during the morning
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cotton gloves; working gloves
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
indicate reason; infers some protest
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)