interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to pass (of time); to elapse
very young; little; childish; immature
episode; anecdote; vignette
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
understood; I see; OK; present; here
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
completely; fully; entirely