How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
how long; how much; to what extent
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
infancy; childhood; tender age
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
at a young age; while still young
(somebody else's) parents; both parents