November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
supplementary lecture; supplementary lesson; extra classes
changing completely; transformation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
nothing but; none other than
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
friendly relations; social relations; social life
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
tedious; boring; being fed up with
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
one cause; one reason; one factor
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
joint together; opposite; facing
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
job hunting; job searching
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture