to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to be responsive; to show immediate results
such ... as; or some such
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to become possible; to become able to (do)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
sales; selling; marketing
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to have a talk; to tell a story
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent