line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
study; research; investigation
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
professional job; profession
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
tendency; trend; inclination
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
various fiefdoms; various domains
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
chief vassal; senior statesman
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
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)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
admiration; wonder; astonishment
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it