summer term (e.g. school); summer period
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
never mind!; don't worry about it
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
snake; serpent; large snake
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
insecticide; insect repellent
how long; how far; how much
commuter pass; season ticket
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
remembrance; recollection; recognition
discovery; detection; finding
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
with a momentary flash of light
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
notice; notification; report; posting
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
composition; setting (of music)
birthday party; birthday meet-up
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
card (with a message written on it)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
sincerity; true heart; devotion
in accordance with plans; just as planned
individual; private person; personal; private
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint