bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
man; male; masculine gender
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to go out and away; to leave
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
is something that; is that which
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
simple and clear; plain and simple
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
reading aloud; recitation
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
site; point on a map; spot
inn town; post town; post-station town
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy