nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
isolation; being alone; being friendless
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
early on; earlier on; from early
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
for example; for instance; e.g.
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
consumption; expenditure; spending
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
perception; sensing; noticing
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to prostrate oneself (before)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
powerful person; influential person
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)