division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
branch office; police box; local police station
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
athletic-style shirt; running vest
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
open field; empty lot; plain
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
unidentified flying object; UFO
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
garden lantern; hanging lantern
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
halting English; broken English
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
university student; college student