tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
horizon (related to land)
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
malignant tumor; malignant tumour; malignancy; cancer
grandfather; male senior-citizen
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
height of; middle of; full bloom
world's first; first in the world
does not match (one's, its) appearance
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
final farewell (in this life)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
river; stream; River; the ... river
earnestly; immediately; exactly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop