April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
the world in general; society; convention
cushion; pillow; mattress
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to plow a field; to plough a field
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
don't you think?; indicates question
to roll about; to writhe about
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
please; somehow or other; one way or another
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
tendency; trend; inclination
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
good feeling; feeling good
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
periodic; regular; routine
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
river; stream; River; the ... river