bringing up; rearing; upbringing
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
distilled liquor; spirits
whispering into a person's ear
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
society; the world; the times
to have one's horizons broadened
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
March; third month of the lunar calendar
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
leader; central personage
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
around the world; throughout the world
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
great difference; major mistake
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
serious; not joking; straight