under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
is something that; is that which
to dye; to colour; to color
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
article; news story; report; account
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
without; but if; otherwise; or else
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
image; figure; figure; form; image
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort; mugwort rice cake
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
no, not like that (but like this)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
impassioned speech; fervent speech
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous