blunder; miss; slip; oversight
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
follower; attendant; valet; servant
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
wheat; barley; oat (oats)