to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
special delivery mail; express delivery post
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
March; third month of the lunar calendar
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to ascend; to go up; to climb
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to sniff out; to get wind of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that day; the very same day
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately