personality; style; appearance
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
health; healthy; sound; fit
imagination; supposition; guess
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
three generations; three periods; third generation
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
origin; beginning; source; rise
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
some people; a few people; several people
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
older brother; elder brother
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
any more; any further; any better; any longer
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot