single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
elopement; running away with a lover
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
waterfall; cataract; cascade
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
same trade; same business; same profession
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
(listed in) no particular order; arbitrary order; random order
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
marshland; wetland; swampland
village headman; village mayor
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
in the background; not standing out
resignation (from a position)
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
old system; old order; pre-World War II education system; prewar education system