education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
garlic toast; toasted garlic bread
one day; (on) a certain day
garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
close; intimate; on good terms
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
second (unit of time); arc second