mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
tragic love story; tale of tragic love
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
love; attachment; lovesickness
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
negotiable; further discussion needed
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to blow out; to spout out
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
trip story; vacation story
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary