objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
what do you want?; can I help you?
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
simply; merely; only; solely
(physical) growth; development
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to rise; to erect; to get up
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
greeting; a fine thing to say
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
ago; since; before; previous
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
as you see; as you can see