to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
deadly serious; deadly earnest
something like ...; something called ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to badger; to pester; to beg
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
account book; register; ledger
name; given name; first name
real thing; original; actual
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
single standard; single base; single-feature show
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
and; thereupon; because of that
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse