growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
questionnaire; survey; poll
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (arch.) partridge (of genus Perdix)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
in low spirits; dejected; sad
early; quickly; soon; early morning; early hour; early in the day
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
dancing or jumping for joy