to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
in that manner; like that
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
conjecture; guesswork; guess
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
casting; cast-metal object
depiction; description; portrayal
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to investigate; to examine
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
decoration; ornament; trimmings
custom; habit; customary practice
evening sky; twilight sky
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
ranging through (mountains, fields, etc., looking for something); roaming over; searching far and wide; reading extensively
gallbladder; gall bladder
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously