to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
chief; main; principal; important
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
all around; as far as the eye can see
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
instant; moment; for an instant
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
use; utility; effect; benefit
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
radiant smile; contented smile
when it becomes; when it comes to
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
number two; mistress; concubine
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
even though; despite; when
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum