time; season; period; phase; stage
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
along the road; at the side of the road
serious; severe; grave; acute
to say no more; to sink into silence
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
last night; yesterday evening
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
messenger; envoy; emissary
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
weather; fair weather; fine weather
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
how; in what way; by what means
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
second; number two; runner-up