hoarse voice; husky voice
to strangle; to constrict
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to be fated to; be linked by fate
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to become settled; to be fixed
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
by sheer strength; by brute force
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
moving about; stirring about
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
one's parents' generation
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
even if not; even without
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
that's true; of course; obviously
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up