labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
investigation; research; looking something up
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
spot; point; place; position
reaching; attaining; arrival
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
summer festival; summer matsuri
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
washing potatoes (in a bucket); being very crowded; being packed with people
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
destination (one is heading towards); goal
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
leading; guiding; commanding
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
locals; local inhabitants
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
shore; bank (of a body of water)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
water's edge; waterside; shore
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances