December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to continue to do; to persist in doing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
decline; fall; decay; withering
nature; property; disposition
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
essence; true nature; substance; reality
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
period of time; time slot; time zone
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
in the morning; during the morning
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
rest; break; recess; intermission
supply; supplying; replenishment