to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to query
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
like a part of the family
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(person treated as a) plaything
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
midwinter; dead of winter
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to grow up; to become an adult
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
technical skill; ability; capacity
that's the way it is; such is life
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
technique; art; skill; move
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
average; ordinary; normal
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge