to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
in the same way as; just like
to be touching; to be moving
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
memories; recollections; reminiscence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
hooting; jeering; heckling
to smash violently; to crush
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
very young; little; childish; immature
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
decision; determination; resolution