daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
senior; elder; person older than oneself
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
as a child; when one was a child
at first; in the beginning; originally
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
opening a business; opening a practice
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
ability to get things done
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
one day; (on) a certain day
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress