adverse circumstances; adversity
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
process; course; mechanism
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
depiction; description; portrayal
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
business world; business circles; (the) industry
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
reason; cause; circumstances
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
this is why; this means; it is the case that
signing; autograph session
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
negotiations; discussions; connection
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
general public; the masses
world; society; people; the public
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition