it's no joke; gimme a break!
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
early on; earlier on; from early
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
all times and places; all ages and countries
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
quotation; citation; reference
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
novel; story; (work of) fiction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
loved one; lover; sweetheart
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to fall in love (with); to love
still; even now; to this day
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment