October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to say no more; to sink into silence
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
second anniversary of a death
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
just because; even if; even though
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
nice; likeable; desirable
how many months?; how long?
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
dry riverbed; river beach
to leave this world; to die
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
desolate field; withered field
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to burrow through; to dig through
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways