to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
is that so?; I see; right; oh
(in) the air; midair; sky
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
... years old; age (of) ...
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
if it is (the case that ...)
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb