heat of the day; hottest part of the day
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
two (long cylindrical things)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
along; parallel to; in accordance with
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to some extent; to a certain extent
space; interval; space character; whitespace
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition