already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
antiquity; the previous era
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
middle and high-school students
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
treating someone like a child
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sense of values; values; value system
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to grow up; to become an adult
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel