long ago; a long time ago; already
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
even if ...; even supposing that ...
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
notice; attention; observation
quarrel; dispute; argument
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
at once; there and then; immediately
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
old friend; familiar face
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
head; chief; boss; leader