to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be consistent; to be coherent
I see; that's right; indeed
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
history; pedigree; lineage
vacant house; unoccupied house
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
rather; better; instead; if anything
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
festival; feast; carnival
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
one thin flat object; one sheet
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
wherein; therein; thereinto
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)