human being; human; person; character (of a person)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
unbroken; endless; continuous
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
process; course; mechanism
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to keep away; to keep at a distance
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
environment; circumstance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to squeeze out; to wring out
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(in) his way; peculiar to him
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
entreaty; appeal; petition
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
fate; destiny; predestination
starting point; starting line
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast