appreciation; thanks; gratitude
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
summer vacation; summer holiday
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
human relations; personal relationships
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to force open; to push open
silence; stillness; quietness
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to triumph; to be elated with success
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
living together (with one more person)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...