whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
without permission; without notice
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
suited figure; person in a suit
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
just a minute; small quantity
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
main question; real issue at hand
to pluck; to pick; to tear
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
arrest; apprehension; capture
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to mark the end; to spell the end
opening ceremony (of the school term)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to strike; to hit; to give hell to