to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to laugh away; to laugh off
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to unfold; to unroll; to open
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
tradition; legend; folklore
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
clearing one's throat; cough
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
long ago; once upon a time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable