rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
taste; palate; sense of taste
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
bringing; taking; carrying
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
not worth doing; waste of effort
having no effect; waste of effort
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
etiquette; courtesy; manners
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles