sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
belief; conviction; opinion
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
parent-child relationship
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
over-fond parent; doting parent
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to support each other; to support one another
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture