daytime; during the day; Japan and China
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
surrounding at a distance
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to paint (draw) a picture
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
older sister; lass; young lady
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to mix; to stir; to blend
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
space (room, area, outer space)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
many; much; plenty; hardly
antiquity; the previous era
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of