cities, towns and villages; municipalities
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
district; section; sector
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
home area; home town; local
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
summer vacation; summer holiday
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
every year; yearly; annually
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take; to catch; to capture
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
triangle; triangular shape
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to have meaning; to be meaningful