Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
patting; stroking; caressing
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
look!; there!; here!; that is
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
practice; practising; experience
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to throw into; to toss into
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
eastern part; the east (of a region)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
periodic; regular; routine
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing