main question; real issue at hand
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to think too much; to be over-concerned
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
strong person; the strong; the powerful
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
trivia; snippet of knowledge
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness