northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
no exception; without exception; always the same
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
department store; department
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
while; even though; despite
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
otitis externa; inflammation of the outer ear
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
good feeling; feeling good
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to live; to reside; to inhabit
menial; meanness; servility; abject
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
fourth day of the month; four days
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
minutely; in detail; with particular attention