friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
summer cold (illness); summer flu
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
even if; even though; however; no matter how
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
summer vacation; summer holiday
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
heart; guts; nerve; central part
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays