to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
tradition; legend; folklore
acceleration; speeding up
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
treating someone like a child
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
front; frontage; facade; main
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
suffix for familiar person
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
position; job; employment; opening
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
of no interest; not interested
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices