drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to say; to be called; to do
to tumble down; to roll down
name; given name; first name
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
that day; the very same day
briskly with small steps; trotting
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about