municipal office; council; city hall
police; police officer; police station
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to force one's way; to push through
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to get out of bed; to show a leg
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
breath; breathing; tone; mood
village office; local administration office in a village
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
spirit; heart; disposition