whichever one chooses; either way
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
railroad; railway; rail transport
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
scenery; scene; landscape
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
(water-filled) paddy field
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
powder snow; powdery snow
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
unprocessed; raw; unfinished
no!; no no!; no, not at all
storage room; storeroom; lumber room