since when; from when; how long
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to throw oneself (into an activity)
form; shape; figure; visage
older sister; elder sister
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
religious organization; religious organisation
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
very much; very many; more and more
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
bringing up; rearing; upbringing