inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
national holiday; festival day
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
pink (colour, color); peach
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
just because; even if; even though
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
12th day of the month; 12 days
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
small hill; low hill; hillock
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)