to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
even though; despite; when
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
living thing; living creature; animal; life
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
such; like that; in that way
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to cease; to stop; to be over
water outlet; tap; faucet
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to become better; to improve
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
vocal sound; tone of voice
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
greater than ...; bigger ...
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly