rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stimulating; exciting; provocative
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
for the first time in one's life
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
beautification; glorification
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
and; thereupon; because of that
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
everyday life; daily life
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre