proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
for the first time in one's life
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
since when; from when; how long
so; like this; in this way
feminine; womanly; female
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to have one's horizons broadened
acceleration; speeding up
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
anything and everything; just about everything
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
rather; sooner; preferably
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning