to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
one's way back; one's way home
to have troubles; to have concerns
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
sincere; earnest; serious
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
way of talking; speaking style
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
questions and answers; dialogue