weekend; Saturday and Sunday
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
big splash; big response; major repercussions
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
with a click; with a snap
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to split; to be split; to splinter
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
sports ground; playing field; playground
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
winter vacation; winter holidays
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
eddies of wind around high buildings
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
water outlet; tap; faucet
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of