to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to flare up; to fly into a rage
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
near; close; beside; third person
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
neat and clean; tidy; trim
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
monetary; financial; pecuniary
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(police) detective; criminal matter
feminine; womanly; female
estimate (of costs); budget
1,000,000; one million; million; many
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
amount of money; sum of money
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
mobilization; mobilisation
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue