magic; sorcery; incantation
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
impossible to do (although wants to)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
only recently; just of late
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
minor success; small success
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to make something be done in time
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
talking while standing; standing around talking
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
superb view; picturesque scenery
scene; view; prospect; outlook
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
mountain range; mountain belt
soil amelioration; soil improvement