invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to put someone to trouble
to entrust; to leave to a person
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
all night; throughout the night
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
making some money; earning
one's days and nights being reversed
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
some people; a few people; several people
anything and everything; just about everything
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
homecoming; returning home
trip abroad; overseas travel
something like ...; something called ...
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
changing; becoming; death
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement