training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
middle of the night; dead of night
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
young person; youth; young
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in that way; thus; so; so?
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
five (long cylindrical things)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens