reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
18th day of the month; 18 days
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser); anodyne
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things