to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
very; much; greatly; a lot of
on countless occasions; many a time
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
several times; a few times
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
at least; at most; (even) just
ballad; folk song; popular song
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
but; however; provided that
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees