delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
father; dad; husband; you; he
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
summer vacation; summer holiday
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
discovery; detection; finding
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
being startled; getting a shock