mass communication; mass media
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
Buddhist services during the equinoctial week
having delicate feelings; sensitive
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to focus on particular aspects of things
after a short time; presently
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to take photographs for later use; to shoot video for archiving
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
as a child; when one was a child
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
autumn of last year; fall of last year
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat