to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
tendency; trend; inclination
to be silent; to say nothing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
at a young age; while still young
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to graduate from a university
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to subsist; to keep on living
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
ten; 10; ten years of age
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
not a little; not a few; considerable
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
human; human-like; as a person
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to collect information; to gather knowledge
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mental health; mental hygiene