to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
dullard; indecisive person
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
special issue; extra issue; special number
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
monthly publication; monthly issue
game arcade; video arcade
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
as; because; with; due to
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)