to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
indicate reason; infers some protest
like it or not; like or not like
matcha; powdered green tea
to take up one's residence
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
basis for decision; evidence for judging
in that way; like that; that way
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
death from cold; freezing to death
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
outsider; someone outside of a group
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
sense of values; values; value system
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts