appointment; rendezvous; date
18th day of the month; 18 days
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
basin (e.g. between mountains)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
brown; light brown; tawny
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
natural; reasonable; understandable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
eye for people; ability to judge character
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on