elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
second-year student; biennial
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
when it becomes; when it comes to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
one more time; once more; once again
one thin flat object; one sheet
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(not) even once; (not) ever
family; members of a family
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to become fraught with emotion
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
place where one works; construction site; working area
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
doing whatever one pleases
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
health; healthy; sound; fit
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive