refining; refinement; smelting; training
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to employ; to hire; to charter
programme; program; plans; arrangements
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rather; sooner; preferably
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
snowy; covered in deep snow
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
in the end; on top of that
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
every year; yearly; annually
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
particularly; only; in the case of
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
March; third month of the lunar calendar