to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
leather; leather-bound; leathern
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
plate armor; plate armour
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(not) merely; (not) simply
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
multifunction; multipurpose
southern part; the south (of a region)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
opposite; reverse; contrary
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
instead; but (on the other hand)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
skill; dexterity; master hand
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent