in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be jostling against each other
bathing (swimming) in cold water
episode; anecdote; vignette
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to be too late; to be too slow
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
dozens; scores of; decades
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
attractive body; nice-looking body
vexing; irritating; impatient
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
contours of one's body; figure
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
praise; extolment; extollment
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use