calm before the storm; lull before the storm
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
order; directive; instructions; command
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
the whole year; all the year
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to lie down; to throw oneself down
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
reflective water surface; reflecting water
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
hometown; rural township (of China)
based on; built on; made from
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
lyricism; description of one's feelings
reason; grounds; circumstances
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)