to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
if it is (the case that ...)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
in unison; as one; united
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
summer vacation; summer holiday
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to jar; to creak; to grate
at the window; by the window; next to the window
the front; honest; upright; decent
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
period of time; time slot; time zone
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to take away; to carry off
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
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