dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to have an idea; to have a clue
best friend; very close friend
wherein; therein; thereinto
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
just one person; only one
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
bashful; shameful; ashamed
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
correspondence; exchange of letters
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
letter; missive; note; mail
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
manner of using one's hands
seeing off and meeting on return
period of youth; while young
heir; inheritor; successor
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
health; healthy; sound; fit
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
(your) daughter; young woman
mountain; vicinity of a mountain