past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
retainer; vassal; servant
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
literally; to the letter; literal
festival; feast; carnival
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to like; to love; to be fond of
school building; schoolhouse
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
give-and-take; give and take
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
one after another; in rapid succession
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
many; a lot; much; multitude