sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to say; to be called; to do
stepping back; drawing back
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
to begin; to set about; to start
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to push (something) against
button (clothing); push-button
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
summer vacation; summer holiday
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
personal (employee); employed; retained
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now