summer vacation; summer holiday
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
height of; middle of; full bloom
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
the reason is ...; it is because ...
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
free (of charge); gratuitous
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
there are no rebels without reasons
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
even if not; even without
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
very small; tiny; insignificant
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
long ago; a long time ago; already
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)