pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
too (much); overly; excessively
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to put one's strength into
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
third-year student; third-year pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
guardian; protector; patron; parent
blood relationship; blood relative
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening