powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to snatch from; to steal from
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to take (be in) charge of
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to slide down (snow, etc.)
(physical) growth; development
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
greeting; a fine thing to say
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Japanese-style confectionary store
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
just one person; only one
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
deep affection; dear; beloved
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough