Blue Hawaii (cocktail); Blue Hawaii (shaved ice flavoring)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
dessert of shaved ice, green tea syrup and red bean paste
boring; dull; uninteresting
summer festival; summer matsuri
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
general; popular; common; typical
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
the opposite direction; the other way
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
extra-large (clothing size); XL
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that's the way it is; such is life
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
particularly; only; in the case of
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
while; even though; despite
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese