indolence; laziness; sloth
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
(being) face to face; facing each other
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
open air; outdoors; outside
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to make a speech; to address
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
companion; partner; spouse
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness; marriageable age (of a young lady); sweet sixteen
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
as; because; with; due to
living room (Western style); sitting room
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to leave this world; to die
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence