speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to view the past with nostalgia
at that time; in those days
to dye; to colour; to color
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
(not so) much; (not) very
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
sharp parting remark; parting threat
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
superb view; picturesque scenery
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
legendary beast; magical beast
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
imagination; supposition; guess
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise