just now; at this moment; at this point of time
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to have a smattering knowledge of
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
simmer; bubble out; flow out
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
it is I who should say so
leader of a charge; first to arrive
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
names and natures do often agree
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
another's parent; another's parents
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
emotional strength; force of will
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)