to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
secret; private; surreptitious
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
mountain chain; mountains
karst (geologic formation of irregular limestone deposits)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
Pol Pot (1925-1998; Cambodian politician and dictator)
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
Russo-German War (1941-1945)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
to look young; to seem young