party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
birthday party; birthday meet-up
celebration; auspicious occasion
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
interior design; interior; upholstery
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
hastily made; improvised preparation
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
so; like this; in this way
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to engage in lively conversation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to sit down; to take a seat
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
several times; several degrees