seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to make merry; to be festive
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
when it becomes; when it comes to
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
form; shape; figure; visage
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
open verandah; open veranda
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline