small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
preparations for returning (home)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
vertical stripes; striped fabric
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
for the first time in one's life
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person