clientele; customer stratum
elementary and middle school pupils
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
as a child; when one was a child
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
elder sister; older female friend
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
(punishment by) striking with fists
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls