to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to find out; to discover; to locate
to sell off; to sell completely
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
to compete with; to vie for
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
to subsist; to keep on living
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be enchanted; to be charmed
one's own style; self-taught manner
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
the other day; a few days ago
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
orphan; person without friends
just because; even if; even though
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find