to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be flustered; to be confused
art of self-defense (defence)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
full of troubles, difficulties
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
health; healthy; sound; fit
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
influence; effect; impact
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing