composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
this, that and the other; this and that
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)
black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus); hooded gull
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish