society; the world; the times
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
looks; personal appearance; features
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
near; nearby; not far off
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
going home from work; on the way home from work
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
period of time; time slot; time zone
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to dye; to colour; to color
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
job application form; employee satisfaction
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price