dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
deep sleep; sleep soundly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
longed-for; anxiously awaited
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
indolence; laziness; sloth
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
tung oil; (Chinese) wood oil
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
earnestly; immediately; exactly
flying bird; soaring bird
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
roaming; drifting about; wandering
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
splish-splash; with a splash
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for