long ago; a long time ago; already
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
independent action; acting alone
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
with a start; with a jump
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
statue; picture; picture revealing character
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be too numerous; to be too much
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
hair (on the head); (a) hair
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
outward; superficial; external; apparent
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)