summer vacation; summer holiday
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
image; figure; figure; form; image
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
in that way; like that; that way
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you