to have a talk; to tell a story
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
originally; by nature; from the start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
be (that) as it may; having said that
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct