one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
family vacation; family trip
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
somehow; for some reason or other
to be softened; to calm down
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
fireworks display; display of fireworks
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
summer festival; summer matsuri
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe