bored; having nothing to do; idle
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
taking into consideration; making allowances
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)