Vocabulary

yearned for; longed for; missed

to knead well

old woman

wax

bribe; sweetener; douceur

ecstasy; rapture; trance

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded

anus

father-in-law

(flower) bud

daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey)

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)

endocrine

nosebleed

ice house; ice room; cold room

phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

fleeting life; this transient world; floating world

to kill (with a weapon); to slay

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to stress over

green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant

end; conclusion

cutting; tearing off; cutting off; clipping

kitten

resolute decision

preparation for a lesson

to save; to leave over; to spare

Western book

to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet

bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

right and wrong

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

help; assistance; service

to look out on; to overlook; to front onto

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

rotary press

scale (of fish, snake, etc.)