sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
5th day of the month; five days
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
curfew; lockdown; grounding
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
for example; for instance; e.g.
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
furnishings; implements; equipment
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
good; goodness; right; virtue
encouragement of learning
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation