wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
again; once more; a second time
to be intimate with; to befriend
to amuse oneself; to make merry
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the same generation; coeval
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
article; news story; report; account
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
even if not; even without
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)