to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
family; members of a family
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
tone (of voice); manner of talking
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
womanly; ladylike; feminine
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
how; in what way; how about
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
older sister; elder sister
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
now; the present time; just now; another; more
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily