half and half; fifty-fifty
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
spring water; clear (pure) water
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
armed forces; military; troops
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time