baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
proletariat; lower classes
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
the other day; some time ago; recently
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
study of foreign languages; linguistics
how; in what way; how about; questionable
existence; possession; having; limited company
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
piece; fragment; one (object)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
speech; expression; wording; language
finally; barely; only just; gradually
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to talk; to chat; to chatter
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
pronunciation; production of sound