preparations for returning (home)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to speak; to hear a voice
at work; in the midst of work; working
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to become better; to improve
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to be prolonged; to drag on
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to pass (of time); to elapse