to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
self control; self restraint
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
being startled; getting a shock
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
follower; attendant; valet; servant
close; intimate; on good terms
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to go ahead; to pull ahead
precipice; cliff; flat head
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest