spirit; heart; disposition
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to blaze; to burn brightly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
curse; spell; malediction
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
being argued into silence; being left speechless
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
tools and materials; equipment and materials
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
the ocean; the great deep
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
reaction; response; reaction
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)