to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to hold back on; to restrict sales of; to be reluctant to sell
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
responsibility; duty; obligation
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
tone (of voice); manner of talking
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to hand over; to surrender
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
notebook; account book; register
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
midsummer; height of summer
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
memory; sense; experience
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
same; similar; (just) like; equal
buying futures; speculation
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar