to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
unprecedented; never seen before
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
rising; ascending; climbing
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
several minutes; a few minutes
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
welcome!; nice to see you!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
popular person; favorite; favourite
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
combination; union; incorporation; congruence