summer vacation; summer holiday
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
tension; mental strain; nervousness
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
father; dad; husband; you; he
to join together; to combine; to join up
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
next work (writer, composer, etc.)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
all; entire; whole; altogether
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing