honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
speech; expression; wording; language
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
learning from observing others
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
same; similar; (just) like; equal
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be embarrassed; to lose face
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to make sense; to be meaningful
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
emotional scars; mental trauma
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
graduation ceremony; commencement
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
there is nothing; having nothing
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
long ago; a long time ago; already