sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
fine performance; tour de force
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to carry around; to carry on one's person
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
reconciliation; make peace with
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
non-volitional; involuntary; spontaneous; unintentional
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
summer vacation; summer holiday
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation