embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
suffix for familiar person
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged