skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
weeping forsythia (Forsythiae fructus, Forsythia suspensa); weeping golden bell
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
division into equal parts; equal parts
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
objection; dissent; protest
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
church; cathedral; chapel
cross; crossed; cruciform
carving; engraving; chiselled features
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
two times; twice; two degrees
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
travellers' inn; stage inn
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
remaining snow; lingering snow
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
small grain; small stature or ability
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to boost; to force up; to push up