(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
sudden change; sudden turn
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
sales message; sales copy
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
potato chips; potato crisps
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
program (e.g. TV); programme
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
viewer; (television) audience
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
highly ridiculous; quite absurd