November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
cooking; food preparation
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
way (of doing); manner; method; means
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to gather strength; to take heart