long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
picking mulberry leaves; mulberry-leaf pickers
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be too late; to be too slow
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
looking depressed; long face
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
it hasn't been long since
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag