inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to keep a record; to keep a tally
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
older sister; lass; young lady
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
show; exhibition; spectacle
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
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
predicament; one's ground; one's position
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join