beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hard struggle; strenuous effort
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
handrail; railing; banister
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
so; like this; in this way
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
deserted village; poor village
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
for the first time in one's life
first meeting; first interview with