spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
connection; link; relationship
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
several years; a few years
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
falling over; toppling sideways
older sister; elder sister
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
inheritance; something given or received
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
deep emotion; strong feelings
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person