to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
breaking off; snapping off
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
student (esp. a university student)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to be erected; to be built
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
in that manner; like that
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to say (something) over one's shoulder