foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
widower; divorced man not remarried
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to hide; to keep to oneself
expressing one's mind; speaking out
in the future; another day; later
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
such; this sort of; like this
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
to have a narrow escape from death
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to learn something through hearing
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
several times; several degrees
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon