stealthily; secretly; in secret
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
maintenance; preservation; improvement
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to serve; to work for; to attend
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point