white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
open air; outdoors; outside
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
in the same way as; just like
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
person who introduces someone; introducer
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
old body; aged person; elderly person
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
beforehand; in advance; previously
in the mountains; among the mountains