tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
change in appearance; transformation
stimulating; exciting; provocative
journal; magazine; periodical
(not) so much; (not) that much
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
very interesting; of great interest
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
tourist resort; holiday resort
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
traffic jams at the end of a (multi-day) holiday caused by returning vacation-goers
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
fourth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east)
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
to appear all together; to be all present
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
romanticist; romantic; dreamer