as a child; when one was a child
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
womanly; ladylike; feminine
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
the same generation; coeval
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
being too late; losing one's final chance
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
no need to guess; certainly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to shout (in anger); to yell
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to hide; to keep to oneself
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
day after day; day by day
practice; practising; training; study
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
sympathy; empathy; response
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)