growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
imperative sentence; imperative statement
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
versatility; multiplicity of use
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to carry; to bring (to a place)
anticipation; expectation
folding into four; quarto
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
small number; few; minority
job; work; duties; trade; skill
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
work style; way of working
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
exaltation; emotional uplift
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
surely (not); certainly (not)
transport; transportation
means of transportation; transport service
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly