tide; current; tendency; trend
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
summer vacation; summer holidays
working adult; full-fledged member of society
student (esp. a university student)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
number of times; frequency; count
January; first month of the lunar calendar
almost every day; almost daily
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
summer vacation; summer holiday
simple and clear; plain and simple
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
generation; the world; the age
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
business; trade; operations; sales
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar