Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
March; third month of the lunar calendar
ten; 10; ten years of age
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people