long ago; once upon a time
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
curse; spell; malediction
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
along; parallel to; in accordance with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
interference; intervention; meddling
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
under control (e.g. of territory)
cantonment; encampment; etape
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up