gifted education; special education for gifted children
passionate love; ardent love; devotion
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
inheritance; something given or received
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
very recently; in the very recent past
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
flat-bottomed boat; flatboat; barge; scow
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
information transfer; information transmission
means of transportation; transport service
ballast (for the foundation of a road or railway track)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
promotion; raising of status
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat