to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
identification tag; dog tag
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
question; inquiry; enquiry
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
expectation; anticipation; forecast
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
... years old; age (of) ...
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to have learning; to be educated
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
behavior; behaviour; manner
one-by-one; separately; in detail
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
rubbish heap; garbage dump
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to tower above; to stand out
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on