simultaneously; all at once; in unison
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
seventh day of the month; seven days
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
possession; retention; maintenance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to take a photo with a mobile phone; to email a photo taken with a mobile phone
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)