eighth day of the month; eight days
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
indication; (thermometer) reading
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
not yet known; unknown; strange
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
from here; from this place
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
halting (speech); faltering; stammering