simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
palatial residence; stately mansion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
indulging in every possible luxury
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
brand items; brand-name goods
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
item; something that one "just has to have"
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to change completely; to change suddenly
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
wetting; love affair; lover
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
spirit; heart; disposition
cannot be compared with; no match for
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline