turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
far away in the distance; in the far distance
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
attendance (at school); going to school
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
being left out; being ostracized
had better ...; had better not ...
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any