participation; joining; entry; adherence
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
speech and conduct; words and deeds
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
older sister; elder sister
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
clear; precise; definite; distinct
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
ingredient; component; composition
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
single word; a few words; brief comment
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
secret; private; surreptitious
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
silence (not speaking); muteness