early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
voting; ballot; poll; vote
memory-making; making memories
to speak ill of the dead; to criticize the dead
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
window-shopping; window-gazing
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp