friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to amuse oneself; to make merry
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to get angry; to become perverse
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
how many months?; how long?
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to burst (open); to break; to split
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to slap; to strike; to spank
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
how long; how far; how much
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally