wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
apparent age (of someone); rough age
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to grow up; to become an adult
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn