expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
here and there; in places
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
as; because; with; due to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
in comparison to; rather than
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
occasional; infrequent; rare
one's later years; final years (in life)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
health; healthy; sound; fit
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
unexpectedly; surprisingly
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
this and that; one thing and another
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
to invite; to show (someone) in
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
how; in what way; how about
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she