to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
many; much; plenty; hardly
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to badger; to pester; to beg
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
river; stream; River; the ... river
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
story; tale; talk; discussion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to keep away; to keep at a distance
conviction; belief; confidence
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to mark the end; to spell the end
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
that day; the very same day
thereupon; shortly thereafter