to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
release; emission; ejection
act of mercy; helping another person
eccentric; crank; oddball
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
I see; that's right; indeed
to some extent; to a certain extent
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
while alive; during one's lifetime
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to be overcome with emotion
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health