new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
river; stream; River; the ... river
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
almost; roughly; approximately
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
dry riverbed; river beach
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
night stall; night shop; night fair
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
longed-for; anxiously awaited
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address