summer vacation; summer holiday
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
club activities; extracurricular activities
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to affect; to impact; to influence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
such; like that; that sort of; very
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
student in a lower grade; underclassman
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort