daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
marriage proposal; marriage talks
being very popular; being in great demand
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
genuine; authentic; true; pure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
another thing; other things; another man's property
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to ask; to enquire; to query
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally