becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
distinction; differentiation; classification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
so; to such an extent; such
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
posture; position; pose; attitude
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
several sheets (flat objects)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)