at a young age; while still young
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
probability; likelihood; chances
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
and yet; though; when; in spite of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at least; at most; (even) just
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)