love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
this world; this life; world of the living
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
instead; but (on the other hand)
preface; introduction; preamble
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be conspicuous; to stand out
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand