to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
green grass; young (fresh) grass
March; third month of the lunar calendar
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster); dysentery
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
every year; yearly; annually
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
sending; forwarding; shipping
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
criticism; critique; review; commentary