ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
recitation; reciting from memory
ten-year-old; ten year old
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)