twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
even if not; even without
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
personal; individual; private
winter vacation; winter holidays
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first thing in the morning
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
as a child; when one was a child
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
memory; ability to remember
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary