cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
senior high school student
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
while; even though; despite
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
link; directory entry; rink
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance