on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
story; tale; talk; discussion
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
(not) even once; (not) ever
absence due to illness; sick leave
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
without; but if; otherwise; or else
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
materials; data; document
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
bribe; money under the table
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
(one) letter; (one) character
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to