boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
most of all; extremely; supremely
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
rather; better; instead; if anything
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear