(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
parent-in-law; parents-in-law
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
Cambria (old name for Wales)
pile; stilt; column; building raised on columns
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
short stay; temporary care
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
the ... after next; two ... later; two ... after
idle time; down time; window period
interview; examination; question
jelly beans; jellybeans; jelly bean; jellybean
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)
setting aside; leaving to one side
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Apollo program; Project Apollo
global standard; global standards
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
counter for Buddhist images (statues and paintings)
snow blown up from the ground
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
saving changes (e.g. to a file)
foolishness; fool; moha (ignorance, folly)
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
Gamera (giant flying turtle monster in the Kaiju film series)
holding food in one's mouth; food held in one's mouth
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of