to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
summer festival; summer matsuri
fireworks display; display of fireworks
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
and yet; though; when; in spite of
infant; baby; little child
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
to trample; to crush underfoot
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
after a long time; for the first time in a while