knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
established practice; custom
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
number of times; frequency; count
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
summer festival; summer matsuri
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
summer vacation; summer holiday
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
soon; shortly; before long
to be relieved; to feel relieved
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
dining; dining room; meal
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
to run about; to rush about
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder