interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
squishily; with a soft squishing motion; munchingly; with a chewing motion; mumblingly; while stammering
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
inheritance; something given or received
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
someone; a certain person
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to have one's name entered (in a list)
personal history; background; career
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be conspicuous; to stand out
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization