every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
site; point on a map; spot
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
pre-war days; before the war
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
just one person; only one
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
around the world; throughout the world
administration of justice
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
small saucepan; small pot
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to become empty; to be emptied
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm