to gather; to collect; to assemble
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for books; volume
every person; each one; everybody
behaviour; behavior; conduct
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
and then; and so; and; so then
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
day after day; day by day
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to be accustomed to reading
continuation; succession; series; continuous
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination