playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
preparing for winter; winter clothes
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
card (with a message written on it)
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
trying out a pen; test-writing
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
ultramarine colour (color)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
plants and animals; flora and fauna
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits