book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
a little bit; a little while
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
when it becomes; when it comes to
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
a long time ago; in those days
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
deceptive methods; questionable means
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
praise; glorification; extolment
thinnish; somewhat narrow
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to some extent; to a certain extent
rising; ascending; climbing
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
simmering; (boiling) gently
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression