celebration; auspicious occasion
(courteous) invitation; call
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
nervousness; oversensitivity
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
about when; about what time; how soon
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
several minutes; a few minutes
sternum; breastplate; plastron
abundant harvest; bumper crop
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
absolutely; positively; decidedly
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
and then; and so; and; so then
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
legal; lawful; legitimate
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
strainer; colander; filter
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine