reopening; resumption; restarting
to put on airs; to assume importance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
business trip; official trip
female friend; woman friend
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
each house; every house; many houses
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
long (time that has passed); old (story)
late at night; at a late hour
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
biological younger sister
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
step; stride; counter for steps
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
tenth day of the month; ten days
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
second-year student; biennial
spring break; spring vacation