talking about oneself (especially, when the audience is not interested)

(idiomatic) to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

the first sight of something / something seen for the first time

one should start a big project with immediate, practical steps; start small / the person who proposes something should be the first one to take practical steps to implement it

Mongolia

just as in the old days, just as it used to be

(archaic, colloquial) a nickname of Ariwara no Narihira, Heian-period waka poet

(archaic) used in the beginning of narratives or story literature: once upon a time, long ago

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tape; adhesive tape; sticky tape