back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
way of talking; speaking style
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
likability; favorability; popularity
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
of the same age; age-matched
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
very; much; greatly; a lot of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
besides; in addition; also; moreover
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the teaching profession; education of laity
preschool education; early childhood education
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with