eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to throw into; to toss into
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
10^44; hundred tredecillion
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
motherland; fatherland; native country
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
model or exemplary student
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable