I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
called; known as; that; to say
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to scrape off; to shave off
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to come to see; to come and see; to visit