sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sense of values; values; value system
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
such; this sort of; like this
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma