skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
family-oriented; familial
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
prevention; precaution; protection against
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
fine weather; fair weather
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
having no money; lack of money
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
very; extremely; excessively
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
festival; feast; carnival
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
present; gift; to give a present or gift
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
reaching; attaining; arrival
second (unit of time); arc second
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply