binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
infant; baby; little child
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
last days; the end; one's fate
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short