split among friends; falling out; internal discord
standing on one leg; single leg stance
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
motive power; driving force
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to grow up; to become an adult
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
shoji (paper sliding door)
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
my husband; one's family; family member
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
locational advantage; advantageous position
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck