previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
this world; this life; world of the living
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
corridor; hallway; passageway
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
twice; again; second time
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
just one person; only one
older brother; elder brother
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child