to press a question; to cross-examine
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
devil; evil spirit; genie
since; henceforth; ever since
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
calamity; disaster; accident
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
summer vacation; summer holiday
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
royal capital; imperial capital
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
rather than; more ... than ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to pass (of time); to elapse
failure; mistake; blunder