self-development; self-enlightenment
one day; (on) a certain day
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
kitchen; financial situation
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
low tone; bass; low voice
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
apartment building; housing complex
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable