to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to be softened; to calm down
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
5th day of the month; five days
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
complexion; colour; color; blood red
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
flesh-colored leotards; flesh-coloured leotards
to stroke down; to smooth down
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
quiet; still; surreptitious
low tone; bass; low voice
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord