rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
king; monarch; ruler; champion
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
personal; individual; private
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
with a friendly grin; smilingly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
difference in social standing; difference in social position
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)