to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
application; request; petition
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to arrive home; to return
stealthily; secretly; in secret
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
reproachful; hateful; bitter
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to peel; to skin; to pare
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tattling; telling on (someone)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
grasp; catch; understanding
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
tingling; stinging; pungently
great laughter; burst of laughter
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
(political) power; authority; influence
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might