story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
moment; brief space of time
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
great war; great battle; world war
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
long ago; once upon a time
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
story; tale; talk; discussion
all one has; all one's possessions
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
two times; twice; two degrees
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
great person; eminent figure
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
research material; experimental material