recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
young person; youth; young
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
natural voice (without a microphone)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
opposite side; other side; other party
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew