bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
bacterium; bacteria; germ
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
botanical specimen; herbarium
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to blame; to find fault with
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
chilly; unpleasantly cold
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
yearned for; longed for; missed
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
illumination; decorative lighting
Christmas Eve; holy night
store name; name of a shop
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip