August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
good-quality; superior in quality
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
negative emotions; negative feelings
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to sit down; to take a seat
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
game arcade; video arcade
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
school; school building; schoolhouse
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to be erected; to be built
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify