Vocabulary

exploration party; expedition team

to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by

birthday

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

to flip; to snap; to flick

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house

paragraph

man

news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information

to notify; to advise; to inform

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered

global warming

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling)

to put; to place

to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard

to build; to construct; to erect

damn it; damn; son of a bitch; for Christ's sake

to arrive at; to reach

inside; interior

Chinatown

Chinese cooking; Chinese food

Chinese (language)

reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

to write; to publish

exactly; precisely; just; right; opportunely; fortunately

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

to talk; to chat; to chatter

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

super-; ultra-; hyper-; extreme

to jump up; to leap up; to spring up

to fly; to soar

long time; long interval; for quite some time

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; serene

long sleeves

long talk

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

immediately; at once; right away; directly

immediately; right away; at once; instantly