August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
height of; middle of; full bloom
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
considerably; greatly; a lot
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to look forward to something
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to lie down; to throw oneself down
10,000,000,000; ten billion
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
unless one ...; if one does not ...
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to mark the end; to spell the end
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
rest; break; recess; intermission
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded