yearned for; longed for; missed
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to rebuke; to scold harshly
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
one's whole heart; everything one feels
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
your husband; her husband
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
gardener; landscape gardener; nurseryman
to give directions; to issue instructions
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
surely; certainly; without doubt
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar