Vocabulary

winter thunder; thunderstorm accompanying a cold front

mountain in the winter; sleeping mountain

accumulation of clouds or mist

light of dawn; daybreak

prosperity; prospering; flourishing

a child dying before its parents

one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty

graceful young woman; sylph

just a little; the smallest amount

mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)

can be dispensed with; be better without; useless

famous; celebrated; worthy of the name

famous; celebrated; worthy of the name

in general; generally; usually

halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-hearted

center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens

center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens

changing heart; fleeting heart; cheating heart

cheating heart; fleeting heart; fickle heart

elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful

type of court music

before long; in a few days

plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful

a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)

to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe

to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time; to wait until the time is ripe

devote oneself to

skin eruptions caused by a cold or fever

sad thought; depressing reflection

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...

rash; skin eruption

lingering snow

question time (e.g. in parliament, diet, etc.); question period; time allowed for questions

supplementary symbol (number, punctuation, etc.)

management responsibility; administrative responsibility

party headquarters

acting leader (usu. of a party)

chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee

to lose a seat (in an election)