so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
third day of the month; three days
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
flour; meal; powder; dust
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
dispersing; breaking up; running away
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
remaining; left-over; excess
long ago; already; a long time ago
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
thoughtful; deep-thinking
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
although; though; despite the fact that ...
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled