absence; disregard; indifference
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
at some point in the past; at some stage
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
name plate; name tag; label
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
light; easy; non-serious; minor
being in school; being a student of
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to bring; to take; to bring about
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
group; bunch; crowd; group
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich