emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
silent film; silent movie
established practice; custom
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to develop into a serious incident
nine times; twisting around many times
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to intend; to be sure that
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to fight a battle; to have a fight
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
hegemony; leadership; initiative
nothing but; none other than
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
(Japanese-style) living room
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected