to soothe; to calm; to pacify
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
while alive; during one's lifetime
university student; college student
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
beyond that point; after that
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
because of; owing to; due to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in that way; thus; so; so?
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation