something; some kind of; for some reason
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a talk; to tell a story
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to paint (draw) a picture
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile