difference; discrepancy; variation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
caller; visitor; company; guest
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to mix; to stir; to blend
folklore studies; folkloristics
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
annual function; annual event
leisure; leisure time; spare time
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to be tired of looking at
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to step over or across; to overcome
nothing but; none other than
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
phrases, etc. at the ends of letters, etc.
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear