to take turns; to mingle together
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why