to get dressed up; to treat oneself
evening meal; dinner; supper
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
summertime; summer season
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to get angry; to become perverse
instead; but (on the other hand)
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
quantity or volume of water
very; greatly; exceedingly
trivial; not amounting to much
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early