slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
real experience; actual observations
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
long time; long interval; for quite some time
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to have a smattering knowledge of
before and after (e.g. photos)
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
counting system; way (manner) of counting
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
addition; adding; supplement
recalculation; recalculate
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to become keen on; to get passionate about
unwanted child; shunned child
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
ignorant of the ways of the world
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to freeze; to refrigerate
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess