to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
in order; in turn; one by one
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
high (government) official
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
personal; individual; private
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to entrust; to leave to a person
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
apparently; appears to be
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate