passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
summer vacation; summer holidays
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to add balance (to one's work, life, etc.); to balance work and play; to pace oneself
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
2nd day of the month; two days
anxiety (about the future)
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
cessation; (coming to an) end
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
estimate (of costs); budget
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be smeared; to be covered
personality; character; individuality; personhood
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to squint (one eye); to narrow
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to hammer out the details; to work out details
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa