advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
older brother; elder brother
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ten; 10; ten years of age
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
mediocrity; ordinary ability
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
serious illness; dangerous disease
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
in one's own way or style
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
outside world; physical world
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
failure; mistake; blunder
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about