period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
knowing; (an) acquaintance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
to think too much; to be over-concerned
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
attack; drive; advance; invasion
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
front; frontage; facade; main
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to be assiduous in one's business
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
wearing one's hair in braids
hair on the back of one's head
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity