to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
old friend; familiar face
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
long time; long interval; for quite some time
original intention; initial resolution
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
every year; yearly; annually
older sister and younger brother
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to take away; to carry off
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
abusive language; violent language; wild words
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
looking on from afar; being a spectator
incineration; destroy by fire
unveiling; debut; introduction