October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
hello; good day; good afternoon
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
regulation cap; school cap
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)
wherein; therein; thereinto
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
consists of; comprises; is made up of
(United States of) America; USA
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep