well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
decision; determination; resolution
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
same generation; one's generation
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
something small; something petty; trifle
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
request; appeal; claim; purchase
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to overcome (a difficulty)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
alone; by oneself; on one's own
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to frolic about; to mess around
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)