to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
adventure story; novel of adventure
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
unidentifiable; unidentified
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
very; greatly; exceedingly
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
personal feelings; self-interest
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to spit out; to eject; to dump
very much; very many; more and more
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
on countless occasions; many a time
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
children's story; fairy tale
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
the same generation; coeval
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)