and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to become pale; to turn pale
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
just the other day; quite recently
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
colic; celialgia; enteralgia; gripes
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
rather than; more ... than ...
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
strange tale; curious report; strange report
being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
story of one's experiences
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
everywhere; all over; throughout