one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
be (that) as it may; having said that
one grade; first-class; primary
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
with a bump; with a clunk
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
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
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
creation; Creation (by God)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate