to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
kitchen; financial situation
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
space (room, area, outer space)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to hand over; to surrender
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
drama; play; powerful drug
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
verbal message; word (from someone)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)