huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
and then; and so; and; so then
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
(written) work; book; writings
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
moving about; stirring about
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
war clouds; threat of war
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
rather; better; instead; if anything
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump