bow (of boat); prow; stem
to change completely; to change suddenly
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
footwear; footgear; shoes
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
young wife; young married woman
although I say; although one might say; although called
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
antique; old article; secondhand goods
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance