summer vacation; summer holiday
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
start of work; commencement; opening
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
array; muster; line-up; full force
homeroom; form room; form class
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to gather; to collect; to assemble
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
separate; scattered; apart
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
illicit sexual relationship
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
image; figure; figure; form; image
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky