blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
tide; current; tendency; trend
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
all; entire; whole; altogether
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
thousands; several thousand
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
separation; farewell; parting
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
stepwise; one step at a time
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably