to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
looking or acting as if one owned the place
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
intelligence; intellect; brains
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
time; season; period; phase; stage
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be silent; to say nothing
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)