memories; recollections; reminiscence
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
as a child; when one was a child
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
very young; little; childish; immature
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
on the occasion of; at the time of
to overflow from something full
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
retainer; attendant; escort
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
no!; no no!; no, not at all
loyal retainer; loyal subject
feeling good; feeling pleasant
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(not) even once; (not) ever
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fall off; to tumble down
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy