person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
gifted education; special education for gifted children
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
powerful person; influential person
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to grow up; to become an adult
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
biological parent; real parent
independence from parents
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
cares; ill feeling; reserve
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
ruler; monarch; sovereign
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
troublesome; annoying; complicated
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
yearning; longing for; deep affection
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
pretension; conceit; hubris