escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
I see; that's right; indeed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to solicit; to demand; to extort
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once