to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
suspension (from work or school)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
celebrating recovery from illness
there being no use in arguing (about it)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
untouched; unused; intact
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
unconditionally; as a rule
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
individual differences; personal equation
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
trusting too much; overestimating ability
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse