maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
growing wild (naturally); native
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
singing and dancing; song and dance
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to happen to meet; to come across
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
mountain road; mountain trail
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged