at a young age; while still young
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(talking in a) half-joking manner
to be talented; to be able
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
leisure time; idle moment
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
at first; in the beginning; originally
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
sons and daughters; children; girl