six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
contradiction; inconsistency
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
very careful; thoroughly prepared
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
primary school; elementary school; grade school
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
it's not like; it isn't as if
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
multiplication; synergism