suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
summer vacation; summer holiday
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
feather decoration; plume
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
somersault; looping-the-loop
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
at first; initially; in the beginning
how; in what way; in what manner
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to badger; to pester; to beg
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
stifled (laughter); simmering
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
different opinion; objection
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
gently (of the wind); softly
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
violent emotion; passion; fury
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity