lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to look young; to seem young
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
good performance; good work; great success
(not so) much; (not) very
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
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.)
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to continue to rain or snow
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
midsummer; height of summer
common name; popular name
to head home; to leave for home
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
without permission; without notice
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to carry around; to carry on one's person
distrust; unjust suspicion
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
personality; style; appearance
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)