slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
please; somehow or other; one way or another
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to repeat; to do something over again
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
after that; afterwards; thereafter
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct