minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
at the present time; as of now; at this time
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
intellectual property rights; IP rights
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
trivial; not amounting to much
inside; interior; inner part
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
major cleanup; spring cleaning
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
fireworks display; display of fireworks
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
cancellation; abandonment
flute; fife; pipe; whistle