to summer; to go away for the summer
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
educational system; school system
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
epic (e.g. poem); descriptive; narrative
to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
within; inside of; less than
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
naked eye; the physical eye
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)