(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to get hungry; to become hungry
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
bounty hunter; bounty hunting
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
hamburger (in a bun); burger
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
appearing as a regular (on a variety TV show)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
stress relief; getting rid of stress
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
source of funds; resources; finances
global scale; worldwide scale
orphan; person without friends
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district