so; like this; in this way
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
sympathy; compassion; pity
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
schedule; program; programme; agenda
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be careful; to take the utmost care
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
enterprise; business; company; corporation
complete set; all; everything
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining