to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
(medical) doctor; physician
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
father; dad; husband; you; he
difficult to ...; hard to ...
later on; eventually; afterwards
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
don't worry about it; forget about it
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
every evening; night after night
piece; fragment; one (object)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)