wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
story; tale; talk; discussion
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to grow up; to become an adult
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
don't you think?; indicates question
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image