darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
working adult; full-fledged member of society
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
manuscript; version; draft
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to look forward to something
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
in the background; not standing out
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
indescribable; inexpressible
exaltation; emotional uplift
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
two-humped; two-peaked; bimodal
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked