to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
summer festival; summer matsuri
fireworks display; display of fireworks
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be excited; to be elated
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
large number (of); many; majority
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
course; route; path; process; stages
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer