poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
various articles; various items; various kinds
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
(overnight) stay; lodging
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
mountain range; mountain belt
abundant harvest; bumper crop
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
senior; veteran; old-timer
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
influence; clout; leverage
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
brown; light brown; tawny
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
rule; reign; government; governing
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house