to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
very young; little; childish; immature
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
right beside; close to; nearby
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to tower over the surroundings
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come and go; to go back and forth
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
anything and everything; just about everything
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on