curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
relaxation; recreation; recess
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
feel (of a material); texture
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
as; because; with; due to
for the first time in one's life
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
established practice; custom
fireworks display; display of fireworks
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
other than; excluding; without
to arrive home; to return
ability; capability; competence; skill