affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
society; the world; the times
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
identifiable; personalized
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
while; even though; despite
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be touching; to be moving
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to show up; to appear; to turn up
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to become pale; to turn pale
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
determination; resolution
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to detain; to check; to restrain
ago; since; before; previous
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept