pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to bring; to take; to bring about
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
cooperation; collaboration
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
eccentric; crank; oddball
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
that; the matter in question
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hoarse voice; husky voice
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only