sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
first-rate; finest quality; the best
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
parents and siblings; one's relatives
spiritual awakening; resolution
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
ephemeral cherry blossom; easily scattered cherry blossom; ephemeral thing; (arch.) unfaithful woman; (arch.) prostitute
close-cropped hair; shaven head
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
discovery; detection; finding
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
predicament; one's ground; one's position
insolent fellow; rude fellow
shouting in a thunderous voice
with all one's strength; with all one's might
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
living by oneself; living alone
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to redeem (from sin); to save
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break