when; how soon; how long until
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
tens of thousands of years
yoke; constraints; oppression
fairyland; never-never land
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to yearn for; to be in love with
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to pile up; to accumulate
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to move forward; to move on
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
for example; for instance; e.g.
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
indescribable; having no way to express
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
frequency (of occurrence)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with