to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
not limited to; not just ...
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
how; in what way; circumstances
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
gender; distinction of sex; sex
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting