middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
wheat straw; barley straw
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
invitation; introduction; temptation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
roadside tree; row of trees
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
pussy; kitten; pussy; female pudenda; vulva
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
the more one looks (at it) the more...
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
not a little; not a few; considerable
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the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
farm house; country cottage
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
silence; stillness; quietness
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end