middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
nothing but; except; no more than
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
competent; suitable; qualified
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
after school (at the end of the day)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
beginning; outset; first; onset
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
spread; span; expanse; extent
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
tone (of voice); manner of talking
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase