nodding off (while sitting); dozing
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first year of high school; first-year high school student
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
yearned for; longed for; missed
had better ...; had better not ...
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
consumption; expenditure; spending
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange