season; the times; opportunity; occasion
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
bloodsucking; sucking blood
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to be enchanted; to be charmed
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
temporary; transitory; short-lived
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
at that time; in those days
periodic; regular; routine
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause