to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
long gallop; long horse ride
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to read the situation; to sense the mood
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
negotiations; discussions; connection
to knock down; to send flying
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
shopping; purchased goods
common people; ordinary people; masses
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
frequency (of occurrence)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand