severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
how many years; how long; what year
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come back; to bloom a second time
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
charming; fascinating; attractive
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
that's true; of course; obviously
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
rather; better; instead; if anything
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
flour; meal; powder; dust
day after day; day by day
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
light pink; light crimson
(made of) stone; stone-built
feeling; sense; impression
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about