to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
movie set; filming location
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
literary art; literary activity; writing
occupation; calling; livelihood
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
family; relatives; dependents; household
reason; cause; circumstances
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry