being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to gather; to collect; to assemble
while; during (the time when)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
one by one; one after another; successively
in succession; one after another
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
something; some kind of; for some reason
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
forced laugh; forced smile
youthful; young; young-looking
elopement; running away with a lover
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
power; authority; influence
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)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
grasp; catch; understanding
to some extent; to a certain extent
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to surround; to crowd around
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name