February; second month of the lunar calendar
homogenization; homogenisation
one more time; once more; once again
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
Buddhist (household) altar
portrait of a deceased person
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
heap; pile; stack; full measure
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
forty-ninth day after a person's death
within the family; in the home; domestic
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
patterns of thinking; train of thought
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
middle of the night; dead of night
living together (of two people)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to get slightly dirty (all over)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key