to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
quarrel; dispute; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
society; public; community; social studies
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
word; term; language; speech
since one was born; (in) all one's life
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to be touching; to be moving
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
contradiction; inconsistency