far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
something like ...; something called ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to have one's name entered (in a list)
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
not yet known; unknown; strange
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
morning; forenoon; just before noon
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
parting; separation; farewell
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to amuse oneself; to make merry
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to repeat; to do something over again
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth