foster father; adoptive father
precocity; early ripening; premature development
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sons and daughters; children; girl
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
highest honours; highest distinction; summa cum laude
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
on-the-job training; hands-on training
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
pupil; student; schoolchild
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
(social) class; rank; grade
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
unqualified; without qualifications
system; institution; organization; organisation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
with these words; while saying
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to understand (each other); to comprehend
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to