fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be helpful; to be useful
to recall; to remember; to recollect
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
it is not (like that) either
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
don't you think?; indicates question
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
knowing; (an) acquaintance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box