care; precaution; guarding; caution
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
maintaining the status quo
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
weak constitution; ill health
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
work clothes; business suit
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance