tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
one's share; one's portion
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
personal; individual; private
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
affable; sociable; friendly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
long ago; once upon a time
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
short-tempered person; irritable person
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
good family; respectable family; decent family
talk; recital; narration; topic
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively