killing time; staving off boredom
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to complain; to lodge a complaint
moderate; proper; just right
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
nervousness; oversensitivity
soon; shortly; before long
natural; intrinsic; from birth
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
realistic; graphic; true to life
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to seek a path; to find one's way
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
the porcelain or ceramics industry