hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
boastful speech; bragging
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
eccentric; crank; oddball
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in comparison to; rather than
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if it is the case that ...
at once; immediately; right now
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly