stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
just managing; with great difficulty
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
entrance fee; participation cost
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
for the first time in one's life
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
one end; an end; part; fragment
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
staying the night; lodging (at)
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to feel depressed; to be down
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
some people; a few people; several people