affirmation; affirmative (logic)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
erotic manga; pornographic manga
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
simply; merely; only; solely
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump