to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
product; produce; result; fruit
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to come into being; to be born
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
resignation; acceptance; consolation
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack