to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
only; merely; but; no more than
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
moron; idiot; stupid person
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
carefree; free from worry
to have a talk; to tell a story
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
such ... as; or some such
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to grow up; to become an adult
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
frequent; densely packed; thick
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
Machisu; Matisse; Matthies
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge