reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
legacy; inheritance; bequest; legacy (system)
large number (of); many; majority
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
most part; greater part; majority
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
sharp increase; sudden rise
after staying up all night
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
folding into four; quarto
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
emphasizes direct object of action
to take back; to recapture
polite; courteous; hospitable
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
alternation of three cold and four warm days