spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
real thing; original; actual
nonparticipation; nonattendance
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
mass wedding; collective wedding
relation; connection; relevance
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
all present; all concerned; all of us
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
on the occasion of; at the time of
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry