lately; recently; nowadays
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
on countless occasions; many a time
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
reality; actuality; hard fact
March; third month of the lunar calendar
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
inattention; absent-mindedness
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
in the same way as; just like