sincere; honest; faithful
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
one more time; once more; once again
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rather than; more ... than ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
thinking back now; looking back
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(free) sample; promotional gift
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
13th day of the month; 13 days
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
11th day of the month; 11 days
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason