to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
establishment; settlement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
way (of doing); manner; method; means
something like ...; something called ...
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be too numerous; to be too much
one thin flat object; one sheet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to grow up; to become an adult
university student; college student
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat