fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to live through; to survive
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
frame by frame; every frame
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
property; fortune; assets
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
one's husband; one's wife
family corporation; family company; affiliated concern