20 years old; (arch.) twenty
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
for today; for the time being
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
profitable plan; good plan
in the future; another day; later
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
kitchen; financial situation
living room (Western style); sitting room
ground glass; frosted glass
pressure; oppression; suppression