fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
the times; the world; society
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
civilian in military employ
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to be in beautiful full bloom
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
sunlight; rays of the Sun
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
ups and downs; up-and-down
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to soothe and humor; to coax
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
stifled (laughter); simmering
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)