device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sunlight; rays of the Sun
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
one breath; chug!; drink!
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling