(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
chief executive officer; CEO
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
artificial intelligence; AI
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
maintenance; preservation; improvement
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper