to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
curious; strange; unusual
food; food products; foodstuffs
restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; alcohol; sake
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
genuine article; real thing; real deal
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
even more; still more; further
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
the other day; a few days ago
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
flood-damaged area; area subject to flooding
at that time; in those days
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
final; eventual; ultimate
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person