increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
letter; missive; note; mail
being very busy; busyness
this occasion; at this time; now
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to pen; to write; to draw
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
main question; real issue at hand
last but not least; finally
preface; introduction; preamble
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
resignation; acceptance; consolation
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
as is habit; the way life normally is
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)