pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
living together (with one more person)
midsummer; (arch.) China; (arch.) capital (city)
high temperature and humidity
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
to blow through; to blow across
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
need for social approval and self-esteem
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
un-; non-; negative prefix
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly