extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
while; during (the time when)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
space (room, area, outer space)
water cooler; water dispenser
study; learning; tutorial
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
drinking party; get-together
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
printout; (computer) printing
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to