relation; connection; relevance
to break a dam; to burst out
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to name; to call; to christen; to term
son and heir; son who will succeed one
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
almost every day; almost daily
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
Linton; Linton (Japanese brand of haloperidol)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
destination; place one stays during a trip
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
rich person; wealthy person
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap