sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
nothing but; none other than
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
newspaper story (article, account)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
many; numerous; various; large number of
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
several weeks; a few weeks
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
another thing; exception; special case
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war