MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night
to feel depressed; to be down
midsummer; height of summer
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
distrust of (other) human beings
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
unconfirmed; unidentified
truancy; school non-attendance
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to be dead; to be lifeless
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted