rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
and; thereupon; because of that
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
orphan; person without friends
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
police; police officer; police station
calamity; disaster; misfortune
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
self-torturing; masochistic
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
possession; retention; maintenance
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
one's way back; one's way home
to have troubles; to have concerns
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
sincere; earnest; serious
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
questions and answers; dialogue
general idea; concept; notion
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to