to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
low (level, value, price, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
agricultural land; farmland
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
briskly; quickly; promptly
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
domestic affairs; internal administration
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
abandoned child; foundling
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
outside the country; abroad
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground