August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
time; hour; period; class
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
personal history; background; career
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
personal; individual; private
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
moment to quit; way to quit
coach; coaching; training
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
world; society; people; the public
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy