zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
reading (someone else's letter, diary, etc.) surreptitiously; reading secretly; reading over someone's shoulder
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
pleased to make your acquaintance
heroine; female protagonist
finance business; moneylending business
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond; even a chance meeting is due to the karma of a previous life
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
by myself; in person; by oneself
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
individual; private person; personal; natural person
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
imagination; supposition; guess
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
technical; technological; practical
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter