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warm heart; kindliness

3

to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

4

national crisis; national disaster

3

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

5

pause; suspension; rest; stoppage

1

to die; (lit.) to become earth

1

word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)

1

forked road; crossroads

1

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

(one's) late father

1

busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

2

from afar; over a great distance; all the way

1

being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

3

sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion

1

rest; relaxation

2

calendar; almanac

2

March; third month of the lunar calendar

8

one's mood while traveling (travelling)

3

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

6

low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation

17

full moon; 15th day of the lunar month

2

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

4

to become spring-like; to show signs of spring

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

armed forces; military; troops

1

sign; signal; cue

1

low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

1

slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense

1

one edge; one end; one side

1

to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together

1

knapsack

1

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

1

commissioned officer

1

private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file

5

military cap

1

navy blue; deep blue

3

protection against cold

1

wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships

1

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

2

cousin (male)

1

cousin (male)

3

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

4

orchestral music

2

ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert

1

Zelman

3

palace

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

to bud; to sprout

2

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

3