growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
(someone else's) daughter
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)