not bad; not half bad; pretty good
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
episode; anecdote; vignette
one day; (on) a certain day
Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to call a person's attention (to)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Daphnae; Tahpanhes; Daphne
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
talking while standing; standing around talking
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter