to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
graduation ceremony; commencement
March; third month of the lunar calendar
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
that day; the very same day
how long; how much; to what extent
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
drinking bout; merrymaking
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
postcard; memo; note; card
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
letter; missive; note; mail
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
raw materials; ingredients
boastful speech; bragging
rather; sooner; preferably
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to drink up; to drain (cup)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to subsist; to keep on living