meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
(someone else's) child; child; kid
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
incident; affair; happening; event
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
height of; middle of; full bloom
is something that; is that which
to dye; to colour; to color
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
article; news story; report; account
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
without; but if; otherwise; or else
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
image; figure; figure; form; image
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
summer term (e.g. school); summer period