4th day of the month; four days
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
greeting; a fine thing to say
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
stature; build; height; size; physique
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to polish up; to shine up
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
natural product; product of nature
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour