especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
schoolgirl; female student
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
treasure chest; strongbox
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
memories; recollections; reminiscence
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
overheating; overexcitement
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
while studying; presently studying
secret; private; surreptitious
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
familiar spirit; familiar
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
white horse; unrefined sake
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry