August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
summer vacation; summer holiday
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?