corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
when; how soon; how long until
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to spit out; to eject; to dump
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
donation; contribution; endowment
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
how many years; how long; what year
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
human relations; personal relationships
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with