to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
classification; categorization; sorting
simmer; bubble out; flow out
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to examine someone's expression
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
using as an intermediary; through
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
promising without due consideration