to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
fourth month of the lunar calendar
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
virgin; innocent young woman
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
wild chrysanthemum; aster
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
indicate reason; infers some protest
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
because of; owing to; due to
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
drop (e.g. of water); drip