important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
legend; folklore; tradition
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
about this time; about now
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
at that time; in those days
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
something; some kind of; for some reason
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in