request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
generation; the world; the age
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
such; like that; that sort of; very
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sorry; excuse me; thank you
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many