sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
sincere; earnest; serious
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to need; to call for; to require
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
height (of body); stature
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
society; public; community; social studies
likability; favorability; popularity
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to glare at each other; to confront each other
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)