to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
future (usually near); prospects
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
gifted education; special education for gifted children
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
stealthily; secretly; in secret