cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
Special Weapons and Tactics; SWAT
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
automatic transmission; AT; achievement test; alternative technology; appropriate technology; auditory trainer
playing in the mud; playing with mud
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
Kalashnikov (rifle); AK-47
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
this sort of; this type of
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
high; noble; refined; advanced
now that; since; so long as; because
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive