sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
trip abroad; overseas travel
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
(made of) stone; stone-built
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
performer; entertainer; celebrity
support; backing; aid; assistance
job; work; duties; trade; skill
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
face with no make-up; sobriety
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
making a strange face; strange face
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on