inspection; examination; checking
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
curtain; hanging; bunting
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
opening a book; opening (part) of a book
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
general merchant; Jack of all trades
neighbouring house; neighboring house
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to keep watch; to stand guard
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
public and private; official and personal; government and people
utmost limit; extremity; result
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
perfection; completeness; wholeness; soundness; intactness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
world of suffering; life of prostitution
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more