stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
directly opposite; right in front
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
not necessarily so; is not always true
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person