shoulder rub; shoulder massage
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
tendency; trend; inclination
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to have a relationship; to have relations
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to be powered on; to be turned on
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
answering machine; answerphone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
in terms of; from the point of view of
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again