loser; defeated person; the defeated
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
nice; good; well-executed
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
summer cold (illness); summer flu
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to head home; to leave for home
to mark the end; to spell the end
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
thought; consideration; thinking
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
overdose; excessive consumption
near; close by; within reach; familiar
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to well up; to burst; to arise
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life