to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
consumption; expenditure; spending
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(find) common (meeting) ground
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
one by one; one at a time; in turn
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
notice; attention; observation
inner citadel; core; center; centre
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
sorry; excuse me; thank you
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
first thing in the morning
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
ingredient; component; composition
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
general term; generic name
January; first month of the lunar calendar
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to boost; to force up; to push up