old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
hedge; fence; border; limit
the opposite sex; isomerism
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
androgynous; gender-neutral
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
summer vacation; summer holiday
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
thick wakame leaves from near the stem
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
light blue; pale blue; aqua
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
store; reserve; stock; savings
to slim down; to lose weight
memories; recollections; reminiscence
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)