cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
gentle; mild; meek; tender
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
last week; the week before
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
just because; even if; even though
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
derailment; digression; deviation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
story; tale; talk; discussion
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade