town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside; view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how; in what way; how about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
waste of time; killing time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate