(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
going to the hospital for regular treatment
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
pair; the two; both persons; both things
point in common; common feature
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
literally; to the letter; literal
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(together) with; -wide; including
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to come from; to have roots in
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
action; operation; effect; function
to be born; to come into the world
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
starting point; point of departure
(full-length) novel; long novel
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
our country; our land; one's own country
traditional; conventional
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
difference; disparity; gap