patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
slight intoxication; being tipsy
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
pale; pallid; bluish-white
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to look young; to seem young
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
carving; engraving; chiselled features
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
occasional; infrequent; rare
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon